chaises

\ʃɛz\

/\ʃɛz\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaises” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,130
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de chaise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chaises · chaises · French

chaises · rank #9,130 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,130
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cessez

Nearest frequency peer: cessez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « chaises »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « chaises » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

chaises vs chase
71% similar
chaises vs choses
71% similar
chaises vs chasse
71% similar

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

Key facts for chaises
PropertyValue
Headwordchaises
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,130
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « chaises »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).chaisesse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cessez » (#9,129), « chan » (#9,131), « Carlo » (#9,128). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chaises » est au #9,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chaises (IPA \ʃɛz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,130 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chaise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaises, with forms such as "cahises", "cchaises", and "chaiess". 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, "chase", "choses", "chasse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is chaises, spelled C-H-A-I-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chaise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ils sont tous restés debout, à dansailler d’une jambe sur l’autre, puisque ceux de devant n’ont pas voulu s’asseoir : les chaises pliantes sont en métal et il fait cinq degrés.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahises
  • cchaises
  • chaiess
  • chaisess
  • chaisses
  • chasies
  • chhaises
  • chiases
  • hcaises

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaises - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahises2cchaises1chaiess2chaisess1chaisses1chasies2chhaises1chiases2
Edit distance from "chaises"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaises"?
"chaises" is spelled C-H-A-I-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛz\.
What does "chaises" mean?
As a noun, "chaises" means: Pluriel de chaise.
What words are commonly confused with "chaises"?
"chaises" is commonly confused with "chase", "choses", "chasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaises"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaises" is \ʃɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaises" come from?
"chaises" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cachent#9,127ballons#9,121conquis#9,141convenu#9,143

Similar misspelling depth

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

ciment9 variantsbétail9 variantsessaient9 variantswalker9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list