Which to use
“cassis” and “crisis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,242
- “cassis” frequency rank
- #36,787
- “crisis” frequency rank
- 62029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassis | crisis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arbrisseau produisant le fruit du même nom, de nom scientifique Ribes nigrum. | Crise. |
Where the eye mixes cassis and crisis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cassis with crisis
A purely visual mix-up. cassis (\ka.sis\) and crisis (\ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\) 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 62029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassis is recorded at frequency rank #25,242, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.sis\. crisis is at rank #36,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\.
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 62029, this pair ranks #89,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassis vs crisis
Shared letters: cis. Private to "cassis": a. Private to "crisis": r.
"cassis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crisis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassis" and "crisis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cassis" vs "crisis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crisis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassis" and "crisis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crisis vs criss". 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 #89,217 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.