Which to use
“casser” and “causés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,388
- “casser” frequency rank
- #10,466
- “causés” frequency rank
- 13854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casser | causés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Briser ; rompre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes casser and causés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: casser vs causés
A purely visual mix-up. casser (\ka.se\) and causés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13854, 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\. causés is at rank #10,466, 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 13854, this pair ranks #399,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casser vs causés
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casser": er. Private to "causés": ué.
"casser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "causés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- casser ← acsser · casesr · casserr · cassre · ccasser · csaser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casser" and "causés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casser" or "causés"?
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 "casser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casser" and "causés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causés vs causses". 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 #399,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.