Which to use
“casher” is an adjective and “casse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,749
- “casher” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “casse” frequency rank
- 39160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casher | casse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans la religion judaïque, qualifie les viandes abattues selon les rites religieux prescrits. | Boîte plate et découverte, composée de deux parties, le haut de casse (majuscules) et le bas de casse (minuscules), et divisée en petites cases pour chaque caractère. |
Where the eye mixes casher and casse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casher and casse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casher is \ka.ʃɛʁ\ while casse is \kɑs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casher is recorded at frequency rank #36,749, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʃɛʁ\. casse is at rank #2,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑs\.
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 39160, this pair ranks #250,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casher vs casse
Shared letters: aces. Private to "casher": hr. Private to "casse": -.
"casher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "casse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casher" for "casse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casher" vs "casse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casher" and "casse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casher vs casseur". 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 #250,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.