Which to use
“carpes” and “casses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,050
- “carpes” frequency rank
- #19,471
- “casses” frequency rank
- 65521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carpes | casses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de carpe. | Pluriel de casse. |
Where the eye mixes carpes and casses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. carpes and casses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses carpes with casses
A purely visual mix-up. carpes (\kaʁp\) and casses (\kas\) 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 65521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carpes is recorded at frequency rank #46,050, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁp\. casses is at rank #19,471, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kas\.
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 65521, this pair ranks #71,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carpes vs casses
Shared letters: aces. Private to "carpes": pr. Private to "casses": -.
"carpes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carpes" and "casses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "carpes" or "casses"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carpes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carpes" and "casses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carpes 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 #71,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.