Which to use
“caissier” and “cassie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,653
- “caissier” frequency rank
- #31,393
- “cassie” frequency rank
- 58046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caissier | cassie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui tient la caisse chez un banquier, chez un négociant, ou dans une administration, dans un établissement public, dans un supermarché ^([1 & 2]). | Variété de mimosa qu’on cultive dans le midi de la France pour ses fleurs jaunes très odorantes employées en parfumerie. |
Where the eye mixes caissier and cassie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. caissier runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against cassie's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caissier with cassie
A purely visual mix-up. caissier (\kɛ.sje\) and cassie (\ka.si\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caissier is recorded at frequency rank #26,653, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɛ.sje\. cassie is at rank #31,393, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.si\.
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 58046, this pair ranks #111,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caissier vs cassie
Shared letters: aceis. Private to "caissier": r. Private to "cassie": -.
"caissier" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "cassie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caissier" and "cassie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caissier" vs "cassie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caissier" and "cassie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caissier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caissier" and "cassie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Callie vs cassie". 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 #111,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.