chaser

/ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/

//ˈt͡ʃeɪsə// noun

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"chaser" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chaser” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,403
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something or someone who chases.

Corpus desk

Index EN-chaser · chaser · English

chaser · rank #24,403 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,403
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH CFO

Nearest frequency peer: CFO (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “chaser”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “chaser” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chaser vs Cher
50% similar
chaser vs chose
67% similar
chaser vs cheer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chaser
PropertyValue
Headwordchaser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,403
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “chaser”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).chaserlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “CFO” (#24,402), “burdened” (#24,401), “Chet” (#24,405). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chaser” is #24,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chaser (IPA /ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,403 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaser, with forms such as "cahser", "cchaser", and "chaesr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cher", "chose", "cheer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English chaser, chacer, chasour, borrowed from Old French chaceür, chaceor, from chacier (“to chase, hunt”); later senses from or influenced by chase (“pursue”) + -er. Doublet of chasseur. The correct English form is chaser, spelled C-H-A-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something or someone who chases.
  2. 2
    A horse trained for steeplechasing; a steeplechaser.
  3. 3
    A hunter (a horse bred and trained for use in hunting).
  4. 4
    A drink consumed after another of a different kind.
  5. 5
    Someone who follows logs out of the forest in order to signal a yarder engineer to stop them if they become fouled
  6. 6
    One who unhooks chokers from the logs at the landing.
  7. 7
    A piece of music played after a performance while the audience leaves.
  8. 8
    A long piece of flexible wire used to draw an electrical cable through a wall cavity.
  9. 9
    One of a series of adjacent light bulbs that cycle on and off to give the illusion of movement.
  10. 10
    A person who guards military prisoners on fatigue duty; a prison guard.
  11. 11
    A person who is attracted to and seeks out sexual partners with a particular quality, usually in a fetishistic manner.
  12. 12
    A person who is attracted to and seeks out sexual partners with a particular quality, usually in a fetishistic manner.
  13. 13
    A person who is attracted to and seeks out sexual partners with a particular quality, usually in a fetishistic manner.
  14. 14
    In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player responsible for passing the quaffle and scoring goals with it.
  15. 15
    Any dragonfly of family Libellulidae.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chaser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. One student is the chaser and the other is the chasee. Give the chasee three seconds to get away and then allow the chaser to attempt to tag the chasee.
  2. "[I]t looked like The Fellow was the best steeplechaser in many years. He'd earned the best speed rating I'd ever given a chaser."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chaser, chacer, chasour, borrowed from Old French chaceür, chaceor, from chacier (“to chase, hunt”); later senses from or influenced by chase (“pursue”) + -er. Doublet of chasseur.

This word in other languages

perseguidor(Español)poursuivant(Français)Jäger(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahser
  • cchaser
  • chaesr
  • chaserr
  • chasre
  • chasser
  • chhaser
  • chsaer
  • hcaser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahser2cchaser1chaesr2chaserr1chasre2chasser1chhaser1chsaer2
Edit distance from "chaser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaser"?
"chaser" is spelled C-H-A-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/.
What does "chaser" mean?
As a noun, "chaser" means: Something or someone who chases.
What words are commonly confused with "chaser"?
"chaser" is commonly confused with "Cher", "chose", "cheer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaser" is /ˈt͡ʃeɪsə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "chaser"?
Inherited from Middle English chaser, chacer, chasour, borrowed from Old French chaceür, chaceor, from chacier (“to chase, hunt”); later senses from or influenced by chase (“pursue”) + -er. Doublet of chasseur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chaser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bummed#24,400booing#24,396Coates#24,411Bharat#24,392

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bathed9 variantsCummins9 variantsbanded9 variantsastray9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list