castvsCCASConfusable pair

Which to use

“cast” and “CCAS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,476
“cast” frequency rank
#47,777
“CCAS” frequency rank
76253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cast CCAS
Definition Synonyme de transtypage. En France, centre chargé de l’action sociale dans une commune.

Letter map: cast vs CCAS

Shared letters muted; letters that set cast and CCAS apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cast (CVCC) and CCAS (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
cast
4 ch
CCAS

Pair insight - cast / CCAS

cast and CCAS 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76253, 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\. CCAS is at rank #47,777, 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 76253, this pair ranks #31,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cast vs CCAS

Shared letters: acs. Private to "cast": t. Private to "CCAS": -.

"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "CCAS" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cast ← acst · casst · castt · ccast · csat
  • CCAS ← cacs · ccsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cast" for "CCAS" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "cast" vs "CCAS" - which ranks higher?
"cast" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,476 in our French list, against #47,777 for "CCAS". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cast" and "CCAS".

  • Full dictionary entry for "cast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "CCAS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cast" and "CCAS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCAS vs CCE". 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 #31,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list