Which to use
“cas” and “CCAS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #157
- “cas” frequency rank
- #47,777
- “CCAS” frequency rank
- 47934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cas | CCAS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accident, aventure, conjoncture, occasion ; fait arrivé, ou qui peut arriver. | En France, centre chargé de l’action sociale dans une commune. |
Letter map: cas vs CCAS
Shared letters muted; letters that set cas and CCAS apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: cas and CCAS
cas and CCAS are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cas” sits inside “CCAS”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cas is recorded at frequency rank #157, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ\. CCAS is at rank #47,777, tagged as anoun.
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 47934, this pair ranks #182,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cas vs CCAS
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cas": -. Private to "CCAS": -.
"cas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "CCAS" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- CCAS ← cacs · ccsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cas" and "CCAS" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cas" or "CCAS"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CCAS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cas" and "CCAS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCAS vs CCE". 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 #182,990 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.