Which to use
“captation” and “cassation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,716
- “captation” frequency rank
- #7,537
- “cassation” frequency rank
- 35253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captation | cassation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de capter. | Acte juridique par lequel on casse des jugements, des actes et des procédures. |
Where the eye mixes captation and cassation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses captation with cassation
A purely visual mix-up. captation (\kap.ta.sjɔ̃\) and cassation (\ka.sa.sjɔ̃\) 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 35253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captation is recorded at frequency rank #27,716, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap.ta.sjɔ̃\. cassation is at rank #7,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.sa.sjɔ̃\.
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 35253, this pair ranks #278,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of captation vs cassation
Shared letters: acinot. Private to "captation": p. Private to "cassation": s.
"captation" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "cassation" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "captation" and "cassation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "captation" or "cassation"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captation" and "cassation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captation vs cooptation". 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 #278,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.