Which to use
“cassée” and “chassées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,737
- “cassée” frequency rank
- #49,550
- “chassées” frequency rank
- 62287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassée | chassées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de cassé. | Féminin pluriel de chassé. |
Where the eye mixes cassée and chassées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cassée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against chassées's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cassée vs chassées
A purely visual mix-up. cassée (\ka.se\) and chassées (\ʃa.se\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassée is recorded at frequency rank #12,737, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.se\. chassées is at rank #49,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃa.se\.
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 62287, this pair ranks #87,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassée vs chassées
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "cassée": -. Private to "chassées": h.
"cassée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "chassées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassée" and "chassées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cassée" or "chassées"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassée" and "chassées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasseuse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.