Which to use
“cassées” is an adjective and “causée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,475
- “cassées” frequency rank
- #12,330
- “causée” frequency rank
- 35805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassées | causée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cassé. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes cassées and causée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cassées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against causée's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cassées and causée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassées is \ka.se\ while causée is \ko.ze\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35805, 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\. causée is at rank #12,330, 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 35805, this pair ranks #274,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassées vs causée
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "cassées": -. Private to "causée": u.
"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "causée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassées" and "causée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cassées" or "causée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cassées" and "causée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassées" and "causée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassées vs chassées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.