Which to use
“cassées” and “chassées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,475
- “cassées” frequency rank
- #49,550
- “chassées” frequency rank
- 73025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassées | chassées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cassé. | Féminin pluriel de chassé. |
Where the eye mixes cassées and chassées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cassées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against chassées's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cassées and chassées
A purely visual mix-up. cassées (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73025, 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\. 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 73025, this pair ranks #41,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassées vs chassées
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "cassées": -. Private to "chassées": h.
"cassées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "chassées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassées" and "chassées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cassées" or "chassées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassées" 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 #41,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassées" and "chassées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasseuse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.