Which to use
“fracasse” and “fracasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,951
- “fracasse” frequency rank
- #35,954
- “fracasser” frequency rank
- 79905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fracasse | fracasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de fracasser. | Briser en éclats, avec violence. |
Where the eye mixes fracasse and fracasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fracasse runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against fracasser's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fracasse vs fracasser
A purely visual mix-up. fracasse (\fʁa.kas\) and fracasser (\fʁa.ka.se\) 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) - “fracasse” sits inside “fracasser”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fracasse is recorded at frequency rank #43,951, classified as averb, pronounced \fʁa.kas\. fracasser is at rank #35,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \fʁa.ka.se\.
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 79905, this pair ranks #22,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fracasse vs fracasser
Shared letters: acefrs. Private to "fracasse": -. Private to "fracasser": -.
"fracasse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "fracasser" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fracasse" and "fracasser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fracasse" or "fracasser" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fracasse" and "fracasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracasse vs fraisse". 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 #22,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.