# chassis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæsi/ · frequency rank #14,086

## Definitions
1. A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
2. The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
3. A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
4. A woman's buttocks.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).

## Easily confused with
- **classes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chassis-vs-classes)
- **classic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chassis-vs-classic)
- **Crassus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chassis-vs-crassus)
- **Cassie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cassie-vs-chassis)
- **chases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chases-vs-chassis)
- **Cassius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cassius-vs-chassis)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cahssis`, `cchassis`, `chasis`, `chasiss`, `chassiss`, `chasssi`, `chhassis`, `chsasis`, `hcassis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chassis