Which to use
“cast” and “CRS” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,476
- “cast” frequency rank
- #12,348
- “CRS” frequency rank
- 40824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | CRS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de transtypage. | Variante orthographique de C.R.S. |
Where the eye mixes cast and CRS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cast with CRS
A purely visual mix-up. cast (\kast\) and CRS (\se.ɛ.ʁɛs\) 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 40824, 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\. CRS is at rank #12,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛ.ʁɛs\.
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 40824, this pair ranks #237,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs CRS
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cast": at. Private to "CRS": r.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CRS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cast ← acst · casst · castt · ccast · csat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cast" for "CRS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cast" vs "CRS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CRS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cast" and "CRS" 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 #237,607 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.