Which to use
“cassée” is an adjective and “Cissé” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,737
- “cassée” frequency rank
- #25,927
- “Cissé” frequency rank
- 38664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassée | Cissé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de cassé. | Nom de famille mandingue. |
Where the eye mixes cassée and Cissé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cassée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against Cissé's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cassée vs Cissé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassée is \ka.se\ while Cissé is \si.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38664, 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\. Cissé is at rank #25,927, tagged as aname, pronounced \si.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 38664, this pair ranks #253,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassée vs Cissé
Shared letters: csé. Private to "cassée": ae. Private to "Cissé": i.
"cassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Cissé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassée" and "Cissé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cassée" vs "Cissé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cassée" and "Cissé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cissé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassée" and "Cissé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Circé vs Cissé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.