causéesvscuvéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: causées is a verb, cuvées is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“causées” is a verb and “cuvées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,897
“causées” frequency rank
#47,823
“cuvées” frequency rank
65720
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causées cuvées
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe causer. Pluriel de cuvée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set causées and cuvées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
causées
6 ch
cuvées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: causées is \ko.ze\ while cuvées is \ky.ve\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

causées is recorded at frequency rank #17,897, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.ze\. cuvées is at rank #47,823, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ky.ve\.

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 65720, this pair ranks #71,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of causées vs cuvées

Shared letters: cesué. Private to "causées": a. Private to "cuvées": v.

"causées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "cuvées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequency comparison

causées#17,897
cuvées#47,823

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "causées" and "cuvées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "causées" is a verb and "cuvées" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "causées" or "cuvées"?
"causées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,897 in our French list, against #47,823 for "cuvées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering causées vs cuvées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “causées”; for a noun, it's “cuvées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “causées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list