Which to use
“cast” and “clash” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,476
- “cast” frequency rank
- #17,377
- “clash” frequency rank
- 45853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | clash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de transtypage. | Conflit ; dispute. |
Where the eye mixes cast and clash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cast with clash
A purely visual mix-up. cast (\kast\) and clash (\klaʃ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45853, 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\. clash is at rank #17,377, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klaʃ\.
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 45853, this pair ranks #199,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs clash
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cast": t. Private to "clash": hl.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "clash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cast" for "clash" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cast" or "clash"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cast" and "clash" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,523 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cast" and "clash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cast 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 #199,523 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.