Which to use
“carrer” and “casser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,969
- “carrer” frequency rank
- #3,388
- “casser” frequency rank
- 52357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrer | casser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner une figure carrée, rendre carré. | Briser ; rompre. |
Where the eye mixes carrer and casser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. carrer and casser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: carrer vs casser
A purely visual mix-up. carrer (\ka.ʁe\) and casser (\ka.se\) 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 52357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrer is recorded at frequency rank #48,969, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁe\. casser is at rank #3,388, tagged as averb, 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 52357, this pair ranks #148,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carrer vs casser
Shared letters: acer. Private to "carrer": -. Private to "casser": s.
"carrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "casser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carrer" for "casser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carrer" vs "casser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrer" and "casser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer 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 #148,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.