Which to use
“casus” is a noun and “causés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,398
- “casus” frequency rank
- #10,466
- “causés” frequency rank
- 58864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casus | causés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chute. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe causer. |
Letter map: casus vs causés
Shared letters muted; letters that set casus and causés apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: casus vs causés
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: casus is anoun and causésaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casus is recorded at frequency rank #48,398, classified as anoun. causés is at rank #10,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.ze\.
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 58864, this pair ranks #106,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casus vs causés
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "casus": -. Private to "causés": é.
"casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "causés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- casus ← acsus · cassu · cassus · casuss · causs · ccasus · csaus
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "casus" vs "causés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "casus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casus" and "causés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes 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 #106,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.