Which to use
“carbure” and “cassure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,390
- “carbure” frequency rank
- #34,457
- “cassure” frequency rank
- 65847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carbure | cassure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Composé formé par la combinaison du carbone avec un corps simple autre que l’oxygène. | Endroit où un objet est cassé. |
Where the eye mixes carbure and cassure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carbure and cassure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses carbure with cassure
A purely visual mix-up. carbure (\kaʁ.byʁ\) 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 65847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carbure is recorded at frequency rank #31,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.byʁ\. 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 65847, this pair ranks #70,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carbure vs cassure
Shared letters: aceru. Private to "carbure": b. Private to "cassure": s.
"carbure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cassure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carbure" and "cassure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "carbure" or "cassure"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carbure" 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 #70,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carbure" 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 #70,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.