Which to use
“cassure” and “chaussure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,457
- “cassure” frequency rank
- #7,795
- “chaussure” frequency rank
- 42252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassure | chaussure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit où un objet est cassé. | Ce que l’on met au pied pour se chausser. — Note d’usage : Souvent au pluriel en référant à une paire de chaussures pour les deux pieds. |
Where the eye mixes cassure and chaussure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cassure vs chaussure
A purely visual mix-up. cassure (\kɑ.syʁ\) and chaussure (\ʃo.syʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42252, 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\. chaussure is at rank #7,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃo.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 42252, this pair ranks #227,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassure vs chaussure
Shared letters: acersu. Private to "cassure": -. Private to "chaussure": h.
"cassure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "chaussure" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassure" and "chaussure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cassure" vs "chaussure" - 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 "chaussure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,023 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassure" and "chaussure" 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 #227,023 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.