Which to use
“casques” and “cliques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,537
- “casques” frequency rank
- #28,486
- “cliques” frequency rank
- 40023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casques | cliques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casque. | Nom par lequel on désignait des sabots de bois dans certaines provinces. |
Where the eye mixes casques and cliques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. casques (CVCCVVC) and cliques (CCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses casques with cliques
A purely visual mix-up. casques (\kask\) and cliques (\klik\) 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 40023, 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\. cliques is at rank #28,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klik\.
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 40023, this pair ranks #243,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casques vs cliques
Shared letters: ceqsu. Private to "casques": a. Private to "cliques": il.
"casques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "cliques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casques" and "cliques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "casques" or "cliques"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "casques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cliques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casques" and "cliques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs cliques". 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 #243,602 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.