Which to use
“capteur” and “casseur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,623
- “capteur” frequency rank
- #49,542
- “casseur” frequency rank
- 64165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capteur | casseur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui capte. | Qui casse, violent, agressif. |
Where the eye mixes capteur and casseur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. capteur and casseur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: capteur vs casseur
A purely visual mix-up. capteur (\kap.tœʁ\) and casseur (\kɑ.sœʁ\) 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 64165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capteur is recorded at frequency rank #14,623, classified as anadj, pronounced \kap.tœʁ\. casseur is at rank #49,542, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɑ.sœʁ\.
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 64165, this pair ranks #78,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capteur vs casseur
Shared letters: aceru. Private to "capteur": pt. Private to "casseur": s.
"capteur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "casseur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capteur" and "casseur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "capteur" vs "casseur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "capteur" and "casseur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casseur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capteur" and "casseur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casseur vs causeur". 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 #78,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.