casasvscasusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: casas is a verb, casus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“casas” is a verb and “casus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,694
“casas” frequency rank
#48,398
“casus” frequency rank
90092
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casas casus
Definition Deuxième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe caser. Chute.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casas and casus apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
casas
5 ch
casus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: casas is averb and casusanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “casas” becomes u in “casus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casas is recorded at frequency rank #41,694, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.za\. casus is at rank #48,398, 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 90092, this pair ranks #5,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of casas vs casus

Shared letters: acs. Private to "casas": -. Private to "casus": u.

"casas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casasacsas · caass · casass · cassas · ccasas · csaas
  • casusacsus · cassu · cassus · casuss · causs · ccasus · csaus

Frequency comparison

casas#41,694
casus#48,398

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casas" and "casus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "casas" is a verb and "casus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "casas" or "casus"?
"casas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,694 in our French list, against #48,398 for "casus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casas vs casus

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “casas”; for a noun, it's “casus”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list