Which to use
“cast” and “CSG” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,476
- “cast” frequency rank
- #17,401
- “CSG” frequency rank
- 45877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | CSG |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonyme de transtypage. | Prélèvement obligatoire proportionnel affecté au financement de la sécurité sociale, considéré par certains comme un impôt et par d’autres comme à la fois un impôt et une cotisation sociale. |
Where the eye mixes cast and CSG
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cast with CSG
A purely visual mix-up. cast (\kast\) and CSG (\se ɛs ʒe\) 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 45877, 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\. CSG is at rank #17,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se ɛs ʒe\.
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 45877, this pair ranks #199,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs CSG
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cast": at. Private to "CSG": g.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "CSG" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cast ← acst · casst · castt · ccast · csat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cast" for "CSG" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "cast" or "CSG" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "CSG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cast" and "CSG" 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 #199,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.