Which to use
“cassées” and “chassée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,475
- “cassées” frequency rank
- #34,929
- “chassée” frequency rank
- 58404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassées | chassée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cassé. | Féminin singulier de chassé. |
Where the eye mixes cassées and chassée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cassées (CVCCVVC) and chassée (CCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cassées with chassée
A purely visual mix-up. cassées (\ka.se\) and chassée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassées is recorded at frequency rank #23,475, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.se\. chassée is at rank #34,929, 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 58404, this pair ranks #109,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassées vs chassée
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "cassées": -. Private to "chassée": h.
"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "chassée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cassées" and "chassée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cassées" vs "chassée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassées" and "chassée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassée vs chassées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.