Which to use
“capsule” and “cassure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,008
- “capsule” frequency rank
- #34,457
- “cassure” frequency rank
- 45465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capsule | cassure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fruit sec déhiscent, contenant de nombreuses graines, qui s'ouvre par plusieurs fentes, parfois par un couvercle ou par des pores. | Endroit où un objet est cassé. |
Where the eye mixes capsule and cassure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. capsule and cassure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: capsule vs cassure
A purely visual mix-up. capsule (\kap.syl\) and cassure (\kɑ.syʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capsule is recorded at frequency rank #11,008, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap.syl\. cassure is at rank #34,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑ.syʁ\.
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 45465, this pair ranks #202,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capsule vs cassure
Shared letters: acesu. Private to "capsule": lp. Private to "cassure": r.
"capsule" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cassure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capsule" and "cassure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "capsule" or "cassure"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "capsule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capsule" and "cassure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casseur vs cassure". 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 #202,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.