cassesvscaussesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“casses” and “causses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,471
“casses” frequency rank
#48,974
“causses” frequency rank
68445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casses causses
Definition Pluriel de casse. Pluriel de causse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casses and causses apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
casses
7 ch
causses

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. casses (\kas\) and causses (\kos\) 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 68445, 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\. causses is at rank #48,974, 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 68445, this pair ranks #59,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of casses vs causses

Shared letters: aces. Private to "casses": -. Private to "causses": u.

"casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "causses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cassesacsses · casess · cassess · cassse · ccasses · csases
  • caussesacusses · casuses · causess · caussess · caussse · ccausses · cuasses

Frequency comparison

casses#19,471
causses#48,974

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casses" and "causses" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kas\ versus \kos\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "casses" or "causses"?
"casses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,471 in our French list, against #48,974 for "causses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casses vs causses

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casses” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list