casséesvscasserWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#23,475
“cassées” frequency rank
#3,388
“casser” frequency rank
26863
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cassées casser
Definition Féminin pluriel de cassé. Briser ; rompre.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
cassées
6 ch
casser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cassées and casser 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26863, 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\. casser is at rank #3,388, 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 26863, this pair ranks #332,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cassées vs casser

Shared letters: aces. Private to "cassées": é. Private to "casser": r.

"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "casser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casseracsser · casesr · casserr · cassre · ccasser · csaser

Frequency comparison

cassées#23,475
casser#3,388

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cassées" and "casser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cassées" is an adjective and "casser" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cassées" or "casser"?
"casser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,388 in our French list, against #23,475 for "cassées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cassées vs casser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cassées”; for a verb, it's “casser”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cassées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list