Which to use
“causée” is a verb and “classée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,330
- “causée” frequency rank
- #8,673
- “classée” frequency rank
- 21003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causée | classée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe causer. | Féminin singulier de classé. |
Where the eye mixes causée and classée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. causée runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against classée's 7 (CCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: causée vs classée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causée is \ko.ze\ while classée is \klɑ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21003, 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\. classée is at rank #8,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced \klɑ.se\.
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 21003, this pair ranks #365,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causée vs classée
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "causée": u. Private to "classée": l.
"causée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "classée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causée" and "classée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "causée" or "classée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "causée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "classée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causée" and "classée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causée vs causses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #365,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.