chasse
/ʃɑˈseɪ/noun, verb
chasse is spelled C-H-A-S-S-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chasse means “Alternative spelling of chassé” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chasse is chassés or chasses.
How many letters and syllables are in chasse?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-S-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chasse?
Chasse appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chasse?
- /ʃɑˈseɪ/
- /ʃəˈseɪ/
- /ʃæˈseɪ/
As a noun (“Ellipsis of chasse-café”): /ʃæs/, /ʃɑːs/.
As a noun (“A reliquary casket”): /ʃæs/.
Chasse has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chassé.wav, En-us-chasse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chasse?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chasse from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chasse
- chassés plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chasséing participle, present
- chasséed participle, past
- chasséd participle, past
- chasses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chasseing participle, present
- chassed participle, past
- chasseed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chasse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of chassé.
- 2
A reliquary casket.
- 3
Ellipsis of chasse-café.
noun
- 1
A gliding movement in dance (especially ballet) with the same foot always leading.
verb
- 1
To perform this step.
- 2
slangTo dismiss.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of chassé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chasse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense gliding movement in dance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pas chassé |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chasse come from?
Borrowed from French chassé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).