Which to use
“causer” and “causera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,377
- “causer” frequency rank
- #41,697
- “causera” frequency rank
- 48074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causer | causera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Être cause de ; occasionner, provoquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe causer. |
Where the eye mixes causer and causera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between causer and causera
A purely visual mix-up. causer (\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 extra letter(s) - “causer” sits inside “causera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causer is recorded at frequency rank #6,377, 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 48074, this pair ranks #181,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causer vs causera
Shared letters: acersu. Private to "causer": -. Private to "causera": -.
"causer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "causera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "causer" and "causera" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "causer" vs "causera" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "causer" and "causera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "causer" 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 #181,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causer" 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 #181,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.