causeravscausésTell them apart

Which to use

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

#41,697
“causera” frequency rank
#10,466
“causés” frequency rank
52163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature causera causés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe causer. Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe causer.

Where the eye mixes causera and causés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
causera
6 ch
causés

Visual trap between causera and causés

A purely visual mix-up. causera (\ko.zə.ʁa\) and causés (\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 52163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

causera is recorded at frequency rank #41,697, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.zə.ʁa\. causés is at rank #10,466, 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 52163, this pair ranks #149,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of causera vs causés

Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causera": er. Private to "causés": é.

"causera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "causés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "causera" and "causés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ko.zə.ʁa\ versus \ko.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "causera" or "causés"?
"causés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,466 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "causera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "causés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "causera" and "causés" 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 #149,696 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