Which to use
“caser” and “clamer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,196
- “caser” frequency rank
- #34,027
- “clamer” frequency rank
- 56223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caser | clamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre dans une case. | Manifester son opinion par des termes et un ton forts et vigoureux, voire violents, éventuellement par des cris. |
Where the eye mixes caser and clamer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caser and clamer
A purely visual mix-up. caser (\kɑ.ze\) and clamer (\kla.me\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56223, 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\. clamer is at rank #34,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \kla.me\.
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 56223, this pair ranks #122,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caser vs clamer
Shared letters: acer. Private to "caser": s. Private to "clamer": lm.
"caser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "clamer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caser" for "clamer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caser" vs "clamer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caser" and "clamer" 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 "clamer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caser" and "clamer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamer vs clavel". 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 #122,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.