Which to use
“casses” and “causse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,471
- “casses” frequency rank
- #41,174
- “causse” frequency rank
- 60645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casses | causse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casse. | Nom donné dans le Massif Central à de hauts plateaux calcaires nus et arides. |
Where the eye mixes casses and causse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. casses (CVCCVC) and causse (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between casses and causse
A purely visual mix-up. casses (\kas\) and causse (\kos\) 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 60645, 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\. causse is at rank #41,174, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kos\.
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 60645, this pair ranks #96,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casses vs causse
Shared letters: aces. Private to "casses": -. Private to "causse": u.
"casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "causse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casses" and "causse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casses" or "causse"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casses" and "causse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causse 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 #96,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.