Which to use
“casus” is a noun and “class” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,398
- “casus” frequency rank
- #12,533
- “class” frequency rank
- 60931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casus | class |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chute. | Variante orthographique de clas. |
Letter map: casus vs class
Shared letters muted; letters that set casus and class apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: casus vs class
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: casus is anoun and classanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casus is recorded at frequency rank #48,398, classified as anoun. class is at rank #12,533, tagged as anadj, pronounced \klas\.
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 60931, this pair ranks #95,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casus vs class
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casus": u. Private to "class": l.
"casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "class" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casus" and "class" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "casus" vs "class" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "casus" vs "class" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "casus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "class" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casus" and "class" 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 #95,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.