Which to use
“caries” and “casiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,190
- “caries” frequency rank
- #27,718
- “casiers” frequency rank
- 65908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caries | casiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de carie. | Pluriel de casier. |
Where the eye mixes caries and casiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caries runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against casiers's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caries with casiers
A purely visual mix-up. caries (\ka.ʁi\) and casiers (\ka.zje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caries is recorded at frequency rank #38,190, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁi\. casiers is at rank #27,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.zje\.
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 65908, this pair ranks #70,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caries vs casiers
Shared letters: aceirs. Private to "caries": -. Private to "casiers": -.
"caries" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "casiers" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caries" and "casiers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caries" vs "casiers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caries" and "casiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caries vs carrez". 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 #70,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.