Which to use
“cassées” and “censées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,475
- “cassées” frequency rank
- #20,384
- “censées” frequency rank
- 43859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassées | censées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cassé. | Féminin pluriel de censé. |
Where the eye mixes cassées and censées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cassées and censées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cassées with censées
A purely visual mix-up. cassées (\ka.se\) and censées (\sɑ̃.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43859, 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\. censées is at rank #20,384, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.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 43859, this pair ranks #214,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassées vs censées
Shared letters: cesé. Private to "cassées": a. Private to "censées": n.
"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "censées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cassées" for "censées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cassées" or "censées" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cassées" and "censées" 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 "censées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassées" and "censées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassées vs chassées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #214,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.