Which to use
“casse” and “casus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,411
- “casse” frequency rank
- #48,398
- “casus” frequency rank
- 50809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casse | casus |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Chute. |
Letter map: casse vs casus
Shared letters muted; letters that set casse and casus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. casse (CVCCV) and casus (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: casse and casus
casse and casus are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50809, 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\. casus is at rank #48,398, tagged as anoun.
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 50809, this pair ranks #159,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casse vs casus
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casse": e. Private to "casus": u.
"casse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casse" for "casus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "casse" or "casus" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "casse" and "casus".
- Full dictionary entry for "casse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casse" and "casus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs casus". 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 #159,796 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.