Which to use
“caisses” and “cuisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,322
- “caisses” frequency rank
- #9,462
- “cuisse” frequency rank
- 14784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caisses | cuisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de caisse. | Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou. |
Where the eye mixes caisses and cuisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caisses runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against cuisse's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caisses and cuisse
A purely visual mix-up. caisses (\kɛs\) and cuisse (\kɥis\) 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 14784, 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\. cuisse is at rank #9,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\.
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 14784, this pair ranks #395,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caisses vs cuisse
Shared letters: ceis. Private to "caisses": a. Private to "cuisse": u.
"caisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caisses" and "cuisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caisses" vs "cuisse" - 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 "cuisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caisses" and "cuisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuirasse vs cuisse". 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 #395,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.