Which to use
“casseur” and “chasseur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,542
- “casseur” frequency rank
- #6,380
- “chasseur” frequency rank
- 55922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casseur | chasseur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui casse, violent, agressif. | Qui chasse ; de la chasse. |
Where the eye mixes casseur and chasseur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. casseur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against chasseur's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between casseur and chasseur
A purely visual mix-up. casseur (\kɑ.sœʁ\) and chasseur (\ʃa.sœʁ\) 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 55922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casseur is recorded at frequency rank #49,542, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɑ.sœʁ\. chasseur is at rank #6,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃa.sœʁ\.
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 55922, this pair ranks #124,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casseur vs chasseur
Shared letters: acersu. Private to "casseur": -. Private to "chasseur": h.
"casseur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "chasseur" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casseur" for "chasseur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casseur" vs "chasseur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "casseur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chasseur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casseur" and "chasseur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casseur vs causeur". 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 #124,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.