Which to use
“casser” and “cessez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,388
- “casser” frequency rank
- #9,129
- “cessez” frequency rank
- 12517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casser | cessez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Briser ; rompre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cesser. |
Where the eye mixes casser and cessez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. casser and cessez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses casser with cessez
A purely visual mix-up. casser (\ka.se\) and cessez (\sɛ.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 12517, 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\. cessez is at rank #9,129, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛ.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 12517, this pair ranks #404,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casser vs cessez
Shared letters: ces. Private to "casser": ar. Private to "cessez": z.
"casser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cessez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casser" and "cessez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "casser" or "cessez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "casser" and "cessez" 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 "cessez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casser" and "cessez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédez vs cessez". 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 #404,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.