Which to use
“cassure” and “censure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,457
- “cassure” frequency rank
- #5,218
- “censure” frequency rank
- 39675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassure | censure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit où un objet est cassé. | Examen qu’un gouvernement fait faire des livres, des journaux, des pièces de théâtre, etc., avant d’en permettre la publication ou la représentation. |
Where the eye mixes cassure and censure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cassure and censure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cassure and censure
A purely visual mix-up. cassure (\kɑ.syʁ\) and censure (\sɑ̃.syʁ\) 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 39675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassure is recorded at frequency rank #34,457, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ.syʁ\. censure is at rank #5,218, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.syʁ\.
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 39675, this pair ranks #246,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassure vs censure
Shared letters: cersu. Private to "cassure": a. Private to "censure": n.
"cassure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "censure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cassure" for "censure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cassure" vs "censure" - which ranks higher?
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 "cassure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "censure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassure" and "censure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casseur vs cassure". 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 #246,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.