Which to use
“cassez” and “causée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,562
- “cassez” frequency rank
- #12,330
- “causée” frequency rank
- 33892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassez | causée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe casser. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes cassez and causée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cassez and causée
A purely visual mix-up. cassez (\ka.se\) and causée (\ko.ze\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassez is recorded at frequency rank #21,562, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.se\. causée is at rank #12,330, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.ze\.
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 33892, this pair ranks #287,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassez vs causée
Shared letters: aces. Private to "cassez": z. Private to "causée": ué.
"cassez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "causée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cassez ← acssez · casesz · casez · cassezz · cassze · ccassez · csasez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cassez" and "causée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cassez" vs "causée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassez" and "causée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casseur vs cassez". 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 #287,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.