Which to use
“casse” and “cassis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,411
- “casse” frequency rank
- #25,242
- “cassis” frequency rank
- 27653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casse | cassis |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Arbrisseau produisant le fruit du même nom, de nom scientifique Ribes nigrum. |
Where the eye mixes casse and cassis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casse and cassis
A purely visual mix-up. casse (\kɑs\) and cassis (\ka.sis\) 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 27653, 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\. cassis is at rank #25,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.sis\.
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 27653, this pair ranks #327,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casse vs cassis
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casse": e. Private to "cassis": i.
"casse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cassis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casse" and "cassis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casse" or "cassis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casse" and "cassis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassis vs causses". 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 #327,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.