Which to use
“carne” and “casse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,492
- “carne” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “casse” frequency rank
- 47903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carne | casse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Angle, coin saillant d’une pièce d'architecture ou de menuiserie. | Boîte plate et découverte, composée de deux parties, le haut de casse (majuscules) et le bas de casse (minuscules), et divisée en petites cases pour chaque caractère. |
Where the eye mixes carne and casse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. carne and casse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses carne with casse
A purely visual mix-up. carne (\kaʁn\) and casse (\kɑs\) 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 47903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carne is recorded at frequency rank #45,492, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁn\. casse is at rank #2,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑs\.
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 47903, this pair ranks #183,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carne vs casse
Shared letters: ace. Private to "carne": nr. Private to "casse": s.
"carne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "casse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carne" and "casse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "carne" vs "casse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carne" and "casse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne 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 #183,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.