Which to use
“causent” and “causer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,649
- “causent” frequency rank
- #6,377
- “causer” frequency rank
- 24026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causent | causer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe causer. | Être cause de ; occasionner, provoquer. |
Where the eye mixes causent and causer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: causent vs causer
A purely visual mix-up. causent (\koz\) and causer (\ko.ze\) 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 24026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causent is recorded at frequency rank #17,649, classified as averb, pronounced \koz\. causer is at rank #6,377, tagged as averb, pronounced \ko.ze\.
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 24026, this pair ranks #349,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causent vs causer
Shared letters: acesu. Private to "causent": nt. Private to "causer": r.
"causent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "causer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "causent" and "causer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "causent" vs "causer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "causent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causent" and "causer" 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 #349,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.