Which to use
“casques” and “casus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,537
- “casques” frequency rank
- #48,398
- “casus” frequency rank
- 59935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casques | casus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casque. | Chute. |
Letter map: casques vs casus
Shared letters muted; letters that set casques and casus apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. casques runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against casus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on casques vs casus
casques and casus are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casques is recorded at frequency rank #11,537, classified as anoun, pronounced \kask\. casus is at rank #48,398, tagged as anoun.
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 59935, this pair ranks #100,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casques vs casus
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "casques": eq. Private to "casus": -.
"casques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casques" for "casus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casques" vs "casus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "casques" and "casus".
- Full dictionary entry for "casques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casques" and "casus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs casus". 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 #100,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.