Which to use
“chaise” and “chalice” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,680
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #28,866
- “chalice” frequency rank
- 73546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | chalice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. | A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies. |
Where the eye mixes chaise and chalice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chaise and chalice
A purely visual mix-up. chaise (/ʃeɪz/) and chalice (/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/) 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 73546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaise is recorded at frequency rank #44,680, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃeɪz/. chalice is at rank #28,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/.
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 73546, this pair ranks #39,270 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs chalice
Shared letters: acehi. Private to "chaise": s. Private to "chalice": l.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "chalice" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaise" and "chalice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "chaise" or "chalice" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chalice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,270 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" and "chalice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chaim vs chaise". 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 #39,270 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.