Which to use
“cassée” is an adjective and “causés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,737
- “cassée” frequency rank
- #10,466
- “causés” frequency rank
- 23203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassée | causés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de cassé. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes cassée and causés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cassée (CVCCVV) and causés (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cassée with causés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassée is \ka.se\ while causés is \ko.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23203, 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\. causés is at rank #10,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.ze\.
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 23203, this pair ranks #353,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cassée vs causés
Shared letters: acsé. Private to "cassée": e. Private to "causés": u.
"cassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "causés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassée" and "causés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cassée" or "causés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassée" and "causés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassée vs chassées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #353,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.