Which to use
“casques” and “claques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,537
- “casques” frequency rank
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- 33107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casques | claques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casque. | Pluriel de claque. |
Where the eye mixes casques and claques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. casques (CVCCVVC) and claques (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: casques vs claques
A purely visual mix-up. casques (\kask\) and claques (\klak\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33107, 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\. claques is at rank #21,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klak\.
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 33107, this pair ranks #292,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casques vs claques
Shared letters: aceqsu. Private to "casques": -. Private to "claques": l.
"casques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casques" for "claques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "casques" or "claques"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "casques" and "claques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casques" and "claques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs claques". 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 #292,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.