Which to use
“chaise” and “chases” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,680
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #21,745
- “chases” frequency rank
- 66425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | chases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. | plural of chase |
Where the eye mixes chaise and chases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chaise (CCVVCV) and chases (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: chaise vs chases
A purely visual mix-up. chaise (/ʃeɪz/) and chases (/ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪz/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66425, 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/. chases is at rank #21,745, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪz/.
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 66425, this pair ranks #68,043 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs chases
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chaise": i. Private to "chases": -.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "chases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaise" for "chases" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chaise" or "chases"?
What to do next
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 "chases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,043 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" and "chases" 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 #68,043 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.