Which to use
“cass” and “CSV” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,896
- “cass” frequency rank
- #42,263
- “CSV” frequency rank
- 60159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cass | CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cassis. | Format des données dans lequel les valeurs en texte sont séparées par des virgules. |
Where the eye mixes cass and CSV
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cass vs CSV
A purely visual mix-up. cass (\kas\) and CSV (\se.ɛs.ve\) 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 60159, 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\. CSV is at rank #42,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛs.ve\.
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 60159, this pair ranks #99,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cass vs CSV
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cass": a. Private to "CSV": v.
"cass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CSV" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cass ← acss · ccass · csas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cass" and "CSV" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cass" vs "CSV" - which ranks higher?
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 "cass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CSV" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cass" and "CSV" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CSV". 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 #99,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.