casinosvscastingsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,077
“casinos” frequency rank
#45,496
“castings” frequency rank
65573
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casinos castings
Definition Pluriel de casino. Pluriel de casting.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casinos and castings apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
casinos
8 ch
castings

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. casinos (\ka.zi.no\) and castings (\kas.tiŋ\) 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 65573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casinos is recorded at frequency rank #20,077, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.zi.no\. castings is at rank #45,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kas.tiŋ\.

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 65573, this pair ranks #71,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of casinos vs castings

Shared letters: acins. Private to "casinos": o. Private to "castings": gt.

"casinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "castings" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casinosacsinos · caisnos · casinnos · casinoss · casinso · casions · casnios · cassinos
  • castingsacstings · casitngs · casstings · castigns · castinggs · castingss · castinngs · castinsg

Frequency comparison

casinos#20,077
castings#45,496

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casinos" and "castings" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ka.zi.no\ versus \kas.tiŋ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "casinos" or "castings"?
"casinos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,077 in our French list, against #45,496 for "castings". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casinos vs castings

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casinos” 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