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“causée” and “causera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,330
“causée” frequency rank
#41,697
“causera” frequency rank
54027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causée causera
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe causer. Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe causer.

Where the eye mixes causée and causera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
causée
7 ch
causera

Look-alike desk: causée vs causera

A purely visual mix-up. causée (\ko.ze\) and causera (\ko.zə.ʁa\) 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 54027, 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\. causera is at rank #41,697, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.zə.ʁa\.

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 54027, this pair ranks #136,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causée vs causera

Shared letters: acesu. Private to "causée": é. Private to "causera": r.

"causée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "causera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • causeraacusera · casuera · cauesra · causear · causerra · causrea · caussera · ccausera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "causée" for "causera" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ko.ze\ versus \ko.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "causée" or "causera"?
"causée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,330 in our French list, against #41,697 for "causera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "causée" and "causera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "causée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #136,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causée" and "causera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabrera vs causera". 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 #136,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list