casseursvscauseurWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: casseurs is a noun, causeur is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“casseurs” is a noun and “causeur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,472
“casseurs” frequency rank
#42,221
“causeur” frequency rank
61693
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casseurs causeur
Definition Pluriel de casseur. Qui aime à causer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
casseurs
7 ch
causeur

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: casseurs is \ka.sœʁ\ while causeur is \ko.zœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casseurs is recorded at frequency rank #19,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.sœʁ\. causeur is at rank #42,221, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ko.zœʁ\.

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 61693, this pair ranks #90,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of casseurs vs causeur

Shared letters: acersu. Private to "casseurs": -. Private to "causeur": -.

"casseurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC  ·  "causeur" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casseursacsseurs · casesurs · caseurs · casserus · casseurrs · casseurss · casseusr · cassuers
  • causeuracuseur · casueur · cauesur · causeru · causeurr · causseur · causuer · ccauseur

Frequency comparison

casseurs#19,472
causeur#42,221

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casseurs" and "causeur" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "casseurs" is a noun and "causeur" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "casseurs" or "causeur"?
"casseurs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,472 in our French list, against #42,221 for "causeur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casseurs vs causeur

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “casseurs”; for an adjective, it's “causeur”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casseurs” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list