caissiervscassieConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
caissier
6 ch
cassie

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

  • caissier ← acissier · caisier · caisiser · caisseir · caissierr · caissire · casisier · ccaissier
  • cassie ← acssie · casie · cassei · ccassie · csasie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caissier" and "cassie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɛ.sje\ versus \ka.si\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caissier" vs "cassie" - which ranks higher?
"caissier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,653 in our French list, against #31,393 for "cassie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list