Which to use
“cassin” and “coussin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,220
- “cassin” frequency rank
- #14,649
- “coussin” frequency rank
- 56869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassin | coussin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Châssis au-dessus du métier à tisser la soie, où sont attachées les poulies. | Sorte de sac cousu de tous les côtés composé de tissu ou de cuir et rempli de plume, de bourre ou de crin, etc., pour s’appuyer, pour s’asseoir, pour poser les pieds ou bien simplement pour décorer. |
Where the eye mixes cassin and coussin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cassin vs coussin
A purely visual mix-up. cassin (\ka.sɛ̃\) and coussin (\ku.sɛ̃\) 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 56869, 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\. coussin is at rank #14,649, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku.sɛ̃\.
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 56869, this pair ranks #118,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassin vs coussin
Shared letters: cins. Private to "cassin": a. Private to "coussin": ou.
"cassin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coussin" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cassin" and "coussin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cassin" or "coussin"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coussin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassin" and "coussin" 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 #118,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.