Which to use
“cade” and “chase” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,160
- “cade” frequency rank
- #15,831
- “chase” frequency rank
- 55991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cade | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxycèdre. | Poursuite, suite, chasse. |
Where the eye mixes cade and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cade and chase
A purely visual mix-up. cade (\kad\) and chase (\tʃeɪs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cade is recorded at frequency rank #40,160, classified as anoun, pronounced \kad\. chase is at rank #15,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʃeɪs\.
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 55991, this pair ranks #123,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cade vs chase
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cade": d. Private to "chase": hs.
"cade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cade" and "chase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cade" vs "chase" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cade" and "chase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cade" and "chase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cade vs conde". 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 #123,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.