Which to use
“cassées” is an adjective and “Cassel” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,475
- “cassées” frequency rank
- #27,359
- “Cassel” frequency rank
- 50834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassées | Cassel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cassé. | Commune située dans le département du Nord, en France. |
Where the eye mixes cassées and Cassel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cassées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Cassel's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cassées vs Cassel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassées is \ka.se\ while Cassel is \ka.sɛl\. 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 50834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassées is recorded at frequency rank #23,475, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.se\. Cassel is at rank #27,359, tagged as aname, pronounced \ka.sɛl\.
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 50834, this pair ranks #159,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassées vs Cassel
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cassées": é. Private to "Cassel": l.
"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Cassel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Cassel ← acssel · casel · casesl · cassell · cassle · ccassel · csasel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassées" and "Cassel" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cassées" or "Cassel" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cassées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cassel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassées" and "Cassel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cassel vs casseur". 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 #159,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.