Which to use
“casses” and “caste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,471
- “casses” frequency rank
- #16,315
- “caste” frequency rank
- 35786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casses | caste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casse. | Chacune des tribus ou classes qui partagent la société de certains pays comme l’Inde ou l’ancienne Égypte. |
Where the eye mixes casses and caste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: casses vs caste
A purely visual mix-up. casses (\kas\) and caste (\kast\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casses is recorded at frequency rank #19,471, classified as anoun, pronounced \kas\. caste is at rank #16,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kast\.
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 35786, this pair ranks #274,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casses vs caste
Shared letters: aces. Private to "casses": -. Private to "caste": t.
"casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "caste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casses" and "caste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "casses" vs "caste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "casses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casses" and "caste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casses vs chassées". 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 #274,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.