Which to use
“caisses” and “castes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,322
- “caisses” frequency rank
- #31,394
- “castes” frequency rank
- 36716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caisses | castes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de caisse. | Pluriel de caste. |
Where the eye mixes caisses and castes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caisses runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against castes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caisses and castes
A purely visual mix-up. caisses (\kɛs\) and castes (\kast\) 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 36716, 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\. castes is at rank #31,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kast\.
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 36716, this pair ranks #267,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caisses vs castes
Shared letters: aces. Private to "caisses": i. Private to "castes": t.
"caisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "castes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caisses" and "castes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caisses" or "castes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caisses" and "castes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "castes 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 #267,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.