Which to use
“cast” and “casus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,476
- “cast” frequency rank
- #48,398
- “casus” frequency rank
- 76874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | casus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de transtypage. | Chute. |
Letter map: cast vs casus
Shared letters muted; letters that set cast and casus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cast runs 4 letters (CVCC) against casus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cast vs casus
cast and casus are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cast is recorded at frequency rank #28,476, classified as anoun, pronounced \kast\. casus is at rank #48,398, tagged as anoun.
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 76874, this pair ranks #29,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs casus
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cast": t. Private to "casus": u.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cast" and "casus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cast" vs "casus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cast" vs "casus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cast" and "casus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs casus". 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 #29,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.