Which to use
“chalet” and “chases” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,717
- “chalet” frequency rank
- #21,745
- “chases” frequency rank
- 48462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalet | chases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves. | plural of chase |
Where the eye mixes chalet and chases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chalet with chases
A purely visual mix-up. chalet (/ˈʃæleɪ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chalet is recorded at frequency rank #26,717, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃæleɪ/. 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 48462, this pair ranks #192,867 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalet vs chases
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "chalet": lt. Private to "chases": s.
"chalet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "chases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chalet" and "chases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chalet" or "chases"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chalet" and "chases" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chalet" 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 #192,867 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalet" and "chases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chae vs chalet". 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 #192,867 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.