chaussée

\ʃo.se\

/\ʃo.se\/ noun

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The verdict

“chaussée” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,223 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,223
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de talus qu’on fait au bord d’une rivière, d’un étang, pour retenir l’eau.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chaussée vs classée
75% similar
chaussée vs chausson
75% similar
chaussée vs chausser
75% similar

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

Key facts for chaussée
PropertyValue
Headwordchaussée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃo.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,223
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chaussée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chaussée lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chaussée is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃo.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,223 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaussée, with forms such as "cahussée", "cchaussée", and "chasusée". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "classée", "chausson", "chausser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is chaussée, spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de talus qu’on fait au bord d’une rivière, d’un étang, pour retenir l’eau.
  2. 2
    Talus que l’on élève dans les lieux bas, humides et marécageux, pour servir de chemin de passage.
  3. 3
    Partie médiane d’une rue ou d’une route où passent les véhicules, par contraste avec les trottoirs, bas-côtés, ou bermes, réservés aux piétons.
  4. 4
    Ouvrage artificiel transversal présent dans le lit d’un cours d’eau permettant de réguler l’écoulement de l’eau en formant un barrage.
  5. 5
    Voie de circulation reliant généralement deux villes, deux bourgs.
  6. 6
    Sac de la huche du moulin.
  7. 7
    Écueil allongé dépassant légèrement le niveau de la mer. — (IHO SP-23, 4ᵉ édition (en préparation), Nomenclature des espaces maritimes au 01.01.2004, Commission nationale de toponymie [de France] (CNT), Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine (SHOM), au nom de l’OHI (Organisation hydrographique internationale), 2004)
  8. 8
    Pièce de la cadrature d’une montre.

This word in other languages

embankment(English)calzada(Español)Landstraße(Deutsch)aterro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahussée,cchaussée,chasusée,chaussee,chausseé,chausée,chausése,chhaussée,chuassée,hcaussée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaussée - 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.

cahussée2cchaussée1chasusée2chaussee1chausseé2chausée1chausése2chhaussée1
Edit distance from "chaussée"

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 "chaussée"?
"chaussée" is spelled C-H-A-U-S-S-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃo.se\.
What does "chaussée" mean?
As a noun, "chaussée" means: Sorte de talus qu’on fait au bord d’une rivière, d’un étang, pour retenir l’eau.
What words are commonly confused with "chaussée"?
"chaussée" is commonly confused with "classée", "chausson", "chausser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaussée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaussée" is \ʃo.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaussée" come from?
"chaussée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “chaussée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-U-S-S-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃo.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “classée” - see the side-by-side comparison. chaussée vs classée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list