Which to use
“cassez” and “cesser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,562
- “cassez” frequency rank
- #5,219
- “cesser” frequency rank
- 26781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassez | cesser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe casser. | Discontinuer ; arrêter ; finir ; interrompre ; terminer. |
Where the eye mixes cassez and cesser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cassez and cesser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cassez and cesser
A purely visual mix-up. cassez (\ka.se\) and cesser (\se.se\) 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 26781, 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\. cesser is at rank #5,219, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.se\.
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 26781, this pair ranks #332,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cassez vs cesser
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cassez": az. Private to "cesser": r.
"cassez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cesser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassez" and "cesser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cassez" or "cesser"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cesser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassez" and "cesser" 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 #332,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.