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“chaise” and “claire” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,680
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #7,320
- “claire” frequency rank
- 52000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | claire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. | A small enclosed pond used for gathering and greening oysters. |
Letter map: chaise vs claire
Shared letters muted; letters that set chaise and claire apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. chaise and claire follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on chaise vs claire
chaise and claire are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52000, 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/. claire is at rank #7,320, tagged as anoun.
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 52000, this pair ranks #160,688 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs claire
Shared letters: acei. Private to "chaise": hs. Private to "claire": lr.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "claire" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "chaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,688 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" and "claire" 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 #160,688 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.