caservscauseraTell them apart

Which to use

“caser” and “causera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,196
“caser” frequency rank
#41,697
“causera” frequency rank
63893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caser causera
Definition Mettre dans une case. Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe causer.

Where the eye mixes caser and causera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
caser
7 ch
causera

Why the eye confuses caser with causera

A purely visual mix-up. caser (\kɑ.ze\) and causera (\ko.zə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caser is recorded at frequency rank #22,196, classified as averb, pronounced \kɑ.ze\. causera is at rank #41,697, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.zə.ʁa\.

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 63893, this pair ranks #79,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caser vs causera

Shared letters: acers. Private to "caser": -. Private to "causera": u.

"caser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "causera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caseracser · caesr · caserr · casre · ccaser · csaer
  • causeraacusera · casuera · cauesra · causear · causerra · causrea · caussera · ccausera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "caser" for "causera" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\kɑ.ze\ versus \ko.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "caser" vs "causera" - which ranks higher?
"caser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,196 in our French list, against #41,697 for "causera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "caser" and "causera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caser" and "causera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabrera vs causera". 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 #79,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list