Which to use
“casses” and “crises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,471
- “casses” frequency rank
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- 25325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casses | crises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de casse. | Pluriel de crise. |
Where the eye mixes casses and crises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casses and crises
A purely visual mix-up. casses (\kas\) and crises (\kʁiz\) 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 25325, 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\. crises is at rank #5,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁiz\.
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 25325, this pair ranks #341,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casses vs crises
Shared letters: ces. Private to "casses": a. Private to "crises": ir.
"casses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casses" for "crises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casses" vs "crises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "crises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casses" and "crises" 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 #341,499 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.