Which to use
“casser” and “causer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,388
- “casser” frequency rank
- #6,377
- “causer” frequency rank
- 9765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casser | causer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Briser ; rompre. | Être cause de ; occasionner, provoquer. |
Where the eye mixes casser and causer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casser and causer
A purely visual mix-up. casser (\ka.se\) and causer (\ko.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - s in “casser” becomes u in “causer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casser is recorded at frequency rank #3,388, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.se\. causer is at rank #6,377, 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 9765, this pair ranks #415,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casser vs causer
Shared letters: acers. Private to "casser": -. Private to "causer": u.
"casser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "causer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casser" and "causer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "casser" vs "causer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "casser" and "causer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casser" and "causer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causer vs cruiser". 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 #415,487 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.