Which to use
“casses” and “choses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,471
- “casses” frequency rank
- #278
- “choses” frequency rank
- 19749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casses | choses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casse. | Pluriel de chose. |
Where the eye mixes casses and choses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casses and choses
A purely visual mix-up. casses (\kas\) and choses (\ʃoz\) 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 19749, 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\. choses is at rank #278, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\.
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 19749, this pair ranks #371,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casses vs choses
Shared letters: ces. Private to "casses": a. Private to "choses": ho.
"casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casses" and "choses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "casses" vs "choses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "casses" and "choses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casses" and "choses" 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 #371,745 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.