occasevsoccazWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: occase is a adjective, occaz is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“occase” is an adjective and “occaz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,070
“occase” frequency rank
#48,690
“occaz” frequency rank
92760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature occase occaz
Definition → voir amplitude occase. (Employé uniquement dans cette locution). Occasion.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
occase
5 ch
occaz

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: occase and occaz carry the same recorded pronunciation, \o.kaz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

occase is recorded at frequency rank #44,070, classified as anadj, pronounced \o.kaz\. occaz is at rank #48,690, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.kaz\.

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 92760, this pair ranks #2,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of occase vs occaz

Shared letters: aco. Private to "occase": es. Private to "occaz": z.

"occase" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "occaz" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • occaseocacse · ocase · occaes · occsae
  • occazcocaz · ocacz · ocaz · occazz · occza

Frequency comparison

occase#44,070
occaz#48,690

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "occase" and "occaz" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "occase" is an adjective and "occaz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "occase" or "occaz"?
"occase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,070 in our French list, against #48,690 for "occaz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering occase vs occaz

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “occase”; for a noun, it's “occaz”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “occase” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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