Which to use
“carrée” is a noun and “cassée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,130
- “carrée” frequency rank
- #12,737
- “cassée” frequency rank
- 25867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrée | cassée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cadre, châssis de bois d’un lit. | Féminin singulier de cassé. |
Where the eye mixes carrée and cassée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between carrée and cassée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: carrée is \ka.ʁe\ while cassée is \ka.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrée is recorded at frequency rank #13,130, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁe\. cassée is at rank #12,737, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ka.se\.
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 25867, this pair ranks #338,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of carrée vs cassée
Shared letters: aceé. Private to "carrée": r. Private to "cassée": s.
"carrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carrée" and "cassée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "carrée" or "cassée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrée" and "cassée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrée vs charmée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,426 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.