Which to use
“causée” and “causent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,330
- “causée” frequency rank
- #17,649
- “causent” frequency rank
- 29979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causée | causent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe causer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes causée and causent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses causée with causent
A purely visual mix-up. causée (\ko.ze\) and causent (\koz\) 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 29979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causée is recorded at frequency rank #12,330, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.ze\. causent is at rank #17,649, tagged as averb, pronounced \koz\.
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 29979, this pair ranks #313,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causée vs causent
Shared letters: acesu. Private to "causée": é. Private to "causent": nt.
"causée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "causent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- causent ← casuent · cauesnt · causennt · causentt · causetn · causnet · caussent · ccausent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causée" for "causent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "causée" vs "causent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causée" and "causent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campent vs causent". 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 #313,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.