capturevscassureWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“capture” and “cassure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,793
“capture” frequency rank
#34,457
“cassure” frequency rank
41250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature capture cassure
Definition Action de capturer ou résultat de cette action. Endroit où un objet est cassé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set capture and cassure apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
capture
7 ch
cassure

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. capture (\kap.tyʁ\) 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 41250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

capture is recorded at frequency rank #6,793, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap.tyʁ\. 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 41250, this pair ranks #234,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of capture vs cassure

Shared letters: aceru. Private to "capture": pt. Private to "cassure": s.

"capture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "cassure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • captureacpture · cappture · captrue · captture · captuer · capturre · caputre · catpure
  • cassureacssure · cassrue · cassuer · cassurre · casure · casusre · ccassure · csasure

Frequency comparison

capture#6,793
cassure#34,457

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "capture" and "cassure" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kap.tyʁ\ versus \kɑ.syʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "capture" or "cassure"?
"capture" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,793 in our French list, against #34,457 for "cassure". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering capture vs cassure

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “capture” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list