Which to use
“caisses” and “cassis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,322
- “caisses” frequency rank
- #25,242
- “cassis” frequency rank
- 30564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caisses | cassis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de caisse. | Arbrisseau produisant le fruit du même nom, de nom scientifique Ribes nigrum. |
Where the eye mixes caisses and cassis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caisses with cassis
A purely visual mix-up. caisses (\kɛs\) and cassis (\ka.sis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caisses is recorded at frequency rank #5,322, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɛs\. cassis is at rank #25,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.sis\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30564, this pair ranks #309,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caisses vs cassis
Shared letters: acis. Private to "caisses": e. Private to "cassis": -.
"caisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cassis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caisses" and "cassis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caisses" vs "cassis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caisses" and "cassis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caisses" and "cassis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassis vs causses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #309,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.