casasvscésarWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#41,694
“casas” frequency rank
#4,480
“césar” frequency rank
46174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casas césar
Definition Deuxième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe caser. Empereur ; autocrate ; dictateur.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casas and césar apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
casas
5 ch
césar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casas is \ka.za\ while césar is \se.zaʁ\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46174, 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\. césar is at rank #4,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.zaʁ\.

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 46174, this pair ranks #197,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of casas vs césar

Shared letters: acs. Private to "casas": -. Private to "césar": .

"casas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "césar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casasacsas · caass · casass · cassas · ccasas · csaas

Frequency comparison

casas#41,694
césar#4,480

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casas" and "césar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "casas" is a verb and "césar" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "casas" or "césar"?
"césar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,480 in our French list, against #41,694 for "casas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casas vs césar

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 “césar”.
  • 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