Which to use
“casse” and “cassin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,411
- “casse” frequency rank
- #42,220
- “cassin” frequency rank
- 44631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casse | cassin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boîte plate et découverte, composée de deux parties, le haut de casse (majuscules) et le bas de casse (minuscules), et divisée en petites cases pour chaque caractère. | Châssis au-dessus du métier à tisser la soie, où sont attachées les poulies. |
Where the eye mixes casse and cassin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casse and cassin
A purely visual mix-up. casse (\kɑs\) and cassin (\ka.sɛ̃\) 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 44631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casse is recorded at frequency rank #2,411, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑs\. 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 44631, this pair ranks #209,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casse vs cassin
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casse": e. Private to "cassin": in.
"casse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cassin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casse" and "cassin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "casse" vs "cassin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "casse" 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 #209,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casse" and "cassin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cardin vs cassin". 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 #209,002 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.