Which to use
“castes” and “chartes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,394
- “castes” frequency rank
- #17,369
- “chartes” frequency rank
- 48763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | castes | chartes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de caste. | Pluriel de charte. |
Where the eye mixes castes and chartes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between castes and chartes
A purely visual mix-up. castes (\kast\) and chartes (\ʃaʁt\) 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 48763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
castes is recorded at frequency rank #31,394, classified as anoun, pronounced \kast\. chartes is at rank #17,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁt\.
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 48763, this pair ranks #176,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of castes vs chartes
Shared letters: acest. Private to "castes": -. Private to "chartes": hr.
"castes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "chartes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "castes" for "chartes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "castes" or "chartes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "castes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chartes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "castes" and "chartes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "castes vs causses". 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 #176,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.