Which to use
“chase” is a noun and “craso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,181
- “chase” frequency rank
- #38,614
- “craso” frequency rank
- 56795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chase | craso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persecución, caza. | Inexcusable (que no puede ser perdonado). |
Where the eye mixes chase and craso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chase and craso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chase with craso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chase is /t͡ʃeɪs/ while craso is [ˈkɾaso]. 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 56795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chase is recorded at frequency rank #18,181, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃeɪs/. craso is at rank #38,614, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾaso].
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 56795, this pair ranks #73,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chase vs craso
Shared letters: acs. Private to "chase": eh. Private to "craso": or.
"chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "craso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chase" and "craso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chase" or "craso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chase" and "craso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chase" and "craso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chasco vs craso". 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 #73,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.