Which to use
“casses” and “cause” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,471
- “casses” frequency rank
- #332
- “cause” frequency rank
- 19803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casses | cause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casse. | Ce qui fait qu’une chose est ou s’opère. |
Where the eye mixes casses and cause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casses and cause
A purely visual mix-up. casses (\kas\) and cause (\koz\) 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 19803, 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\. cause is at rank #332, tagged as anoun, pronounced \koz\.
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 19803, this pair ranks #371,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casses vs cause
Shared letters: aces. Private to "casses": -. Private to "cause": u.
"casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casses" and "cause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casses" or "cause"?
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 "casses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casses" and "cause" 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 #371,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.