casséevscassezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cassée is a adjective, cassez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cassée” is an adjective and “cassez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,737
“cassée” frequency rank
#21,562
“cassez” frequency rank
34299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cassée cassez
Definition Féminin singulier de cassé. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe casser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cassée and cassez apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cassée
6 ch
cassez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cassée and cassez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ka.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cassée is recorded at frequency rank #12,737, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.se\. cassez is at rank #21,562, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.se\.

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 34299, this pair ranks #284,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cassée vs cassez

Shared letters: aces. Private to "cassée": é. Private to "cassez": z.

"cassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "cassez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cassezacssez · casesz · casez · cassezz · cassze · ccassez · csasez

Frequency comparison

cassée#12,737
cassez#21,562

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cassée" and "cassez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cassée" is an adjective and "cassez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cassée" or "cassez"?
"cassée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,737 in our French list, against #21,562 for "cassez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cassée vs cassez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cassée”; for a verb, it's “cassez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cassée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list