Which to use
“chaise” is a noun and “coarse” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,680
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #16,865
- “coarse” frequency rank
- 61545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | coarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. | With a rough texture; not smooth. |
Where the eye mixes chaise and coarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaise with coarse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chaise is /ʃeɪz/ while coarse is /kɔːs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61545, 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/. coarse is at rank #16,865, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɔːs/.
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 61545, this pair ranks #93,637 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs coarse
Shared letters: aces. Private to "chaise": hi. Private to "coarse": or.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "coarse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chaise" and "coarse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "chaise" or "coarse" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chaise" and "coarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,637 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" and "coarse" 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 #93,637 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.