Which to use
“caisses” and “causse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,322
- “caisses” frequency rank
- #41,174
- “causse” frequency rank
- 46496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caisses | causse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de caisse. | Nom donné dans le Massif Central à de hauts plateaux calcaires nus et arides. |
Where the eye mixes caisses and causse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caisses runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against causse's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caisses and causse
A purely visual mix-up. caisses (\kɛs\) and causse (\kos\) 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 46496, 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\. causse is at rank #41,174, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kos\.
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 46496, this pair ranks #194,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caisses vs causse
Shared letters: aces. Private to "caisses": i. Private to "causse": u.
"caisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "causse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caisses" for "causse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caisses" vs "causse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caisses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caisses" and "causse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causse 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 #194,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.