Which to use
“casus” and “cous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,398
- “casus” frequency rank
- #38,734
- “cous” frequency rank
- 87132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casus | cous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chute. | Pierre à aiguiser utilisée par les faucheurs. |
Letter map: casus vs cous
Shared letters muted; letters that set casus and cous apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. casus runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cous's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on casus vs cous
casus and cous are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casus is recorded at frequency rank #48,398, classified as anoun. cous is at rank #38,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kus\.
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 87132, this pair ranks #8,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casus vs cous
Shared letters: csu. Private to "casus": a. Private to "cous": o.
"casus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casus" and "cous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casus" or "cous"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "casus" and "cous".
- Full dictionary entry for "casus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casus" and "cous" 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 #8,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.