césarsvscésureWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,171
“césars” frequency rank
#44,409
“césure” frequency rank
68580
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature césars césure
Definition Pluriel de césar. Coupure d’un vers. Sorte de repos qui est placé en des endroits différents selon la nature des vers.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set césars and césure apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
césars
6 ch
césure

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. césars (\se.zaʁ\) and césure (\se.zyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

césars is recorded at frequency rank #24,171, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.zaʁ\. césure is at rank #44,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.zyʁ\.

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 68580, this pair ranks #58,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of césars vs césure

Shared letters: crsé. Private to "césars": a. Private to "césure": eu.

"césars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "césure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequency comparison

césars#24,171
césure#44,409

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "césars" and "césure" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\se.zaʁ\ versus \se.zyʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "césars" or "césure"?
"césars" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,171 in our French list, against #44,409 for "césure". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering césars vs césure

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “césars” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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