Which to use
“casas” and “causa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,694
- “casas” frequency rank
- #20,078
- “causa” frequency rank
- 61772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casas | causa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe caser. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de causer. |
Where the eye mixes casas and causa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. casas (CVCVC) and causa (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses casas with causa
A purely visual mix-up. casas (\ka.za\) and causa (\ko.za\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61772, 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\. causa is at rank #20,078, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.za\.
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 61772, this pair ranks #90,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casas vs causa
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casas": -. Private to "causa": u.
"casas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "causa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casas" and "causa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "casas" or "causa" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "casas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casas" and "causa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "callas vs casas". 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 #90,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.