Which to use
“cassait” is a verb and “cassin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,219
- “cassait” frequency rank
- #42,220
- “cassin” frequency rank
- 84439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassait | cassin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe casser. | Châssis au-dessus du métier à tisser la soie, où sont attachées les poulies. |
Where the eye mixes cassait and cassin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cassait with cassin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassait is \ka.sɛ\ while cassin is \ka.sɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassait is recorded at frequency rank #42,219, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.sɛ\. cassin is at rank #42,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.sɛ̃\.
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 84439, this pair ranks #13,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassait vs cassin
Shared letters: acis. Private to "cassait": t. Private to "cassin": n.
"cassait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "cassin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cassait" for "cassin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cassait" vs "cassin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassait" and "cassin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassait vs chassait". 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 #13,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.