Which to use
“causait” and “chassait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,695
- “causait” frequency rank
- #45,502
- “chassait” frequency rank
- 85197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causait | chassait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe causer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe chasser. |
Where the eye mixes causait and chassait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. causait runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against chassait's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: causait vs chassait
A purely visual mix-up. causait (\ko.zɛ\) and chassait (\ʃa.sɛ\) 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 85197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causait is recorded at frequency rank #39,695, classified as averb, pronounced \ko.zɛ\. chassait is at rank #45,502, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃa.sɛ\.
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 85197, this pair ranks #11,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of causait vs chassait
Shared letters: acist. Private to "causait": u. Private to "chassait": h.
"causait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "chassait" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causait" for "chassait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "causait" or "chassait"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "causait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causait" and "chassait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassait vs chassait". 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 #11,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.