Which to use
“casseur” and “crasseux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,542
- “casseur” frequency rank
- #34,965
- “crasseux” frequency rank
- 84507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casseur | crasseux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui casse, violent, agressif. | Qui est couvert de crasse. |
Where the eye mixes casseur and crasseux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. casseur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against crasseux's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses casseur with crasseux
A purely visual mix-up. casseur (\kɑ.sœʁ\) and crasseux (\kʁa.sø\) 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 84507, 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\. crasseux is at rank #34,965, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁa.sø\.
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 84507, this pair ranks #12,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casseur vs crasseux
Shared letters: acersu. Private to "casseur": -. Private to "crasseux": x.
"casseur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "crasseux" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casseur" and "crasseux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casseur" or "crasseux"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casseur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crasseux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casseur" and "crasseux" 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 #12,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.