Which to use
“cassin” and “cession” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,220
- “cassin” frequency rank
- #8,078
- “cession” frequency rank
- 50298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassin | cession |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Châssis au-dessus du métier à tisser la soie, où sont attachées les poulies. | Action de céder, de transférer à un autre ce dont on est propriétaire. |
Where the eye mixes cassin and cession
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cassin and cession
A purely visual mix-up. cassin (\ka.sɛ̃\) and cession (\sɛ.sjɔ̃\) 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 50298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassin is recorded at frequency rank #42,220, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.sɛ̃\. cession is at rank #8,078, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛ.sjɔ̃\.
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 50298, this pair ranks #163,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassin vs cession
Shared letters: cins. Private to "cassin": a. Private to "cession": eo.
"cassin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cession" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cassin" for "cession" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cassin" or "cession" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cession" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassin" and "cession" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cardin vs cassin". 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 #163,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.