Which to use
“cassées” is an adjective and “causées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,475
- “cassées” frequency rank
- #17,897
- “causées” frequency rank
- 41372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassées | causées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cassé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes cassées and causées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cassées (CVCCVVC) and causées (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cassées and causées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassées is \ka.se\ while causées is \ko.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “cassées” becomes u in “causées”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41372, 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\. causées is at rank #17,897, 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 41372, this pair ranks #233,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassées vs causées
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "cassées": -. Private to "causées": u.
"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "causées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassées" and "causées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cassées" or "causées"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassées" and "causées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassées vs chassées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #233,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.