Which to use
“cass” and “CSR” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,896
- “cass” frequency rank
- #45,537
- “CSR” frequency rank
- 63433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cass | CSR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cassis. | Demande de signature de certificat : message envoyé à partir d'un demandeur à une autorité de certification afin de demander un certificat d'identité numérique. |
Where the eye mixes cass and CSR
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cass vs CSR
A purely visual mix-up. cass (\kas\) and CSR (\se.ɛs.ɛʁ\) 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 63433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cass is recorded at frequency rank #17,896, classified as anoun, pronounced \kas\. CSR is at rank #45,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛs.ɛʁ\.
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 63433, this pair ranks #81,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cass vs CSR
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cass": a. Private to "CSR": r.
"cass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CSR" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cass ← acss · ccass · csas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cass" and "CSR" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cass" or "CSR" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CSR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cass" and "CSR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs CSR". 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 #81,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.