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 eye mixes césars and césure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. césars (CVCVCC) and césure (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses césars with césure
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "césars" for "césure" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "césars" or "césure" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "césars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "césars" and "césure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cese vs césure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.