Which to use
“casse” and “CSS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,411
- “casse” frequency rank
- #18,705
- “CSS” frequency rank
- 21116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casse | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Séquence d’instructions de rendu visuel, auditif ou tactile d’une ressource HTML ou XML. |
Where the eye mixes casse and CSS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses casse with CSS
A purely visual mix-up. casse (\kɑs\) and CSS (\se ɛ.s‿ɛs\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21116, 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\. CSS is at rank #18,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se ɛ.s‿ɛs\.
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 21116, this pair ranks #364,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casse vs CSS
Shared letters: cs. Private to "casse": ae. Private to "CSS": -.
"casse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "CSS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- casse ← acsse · cases · ccasse · csase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casse" and "CSS" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "casse" vs "CSS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "CSS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casse" and "CSS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CSS". 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 #364,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.