Which to use
“causse” and “chausse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,174
- “causse” frequency rank
- #36,303
- “chausse” frequency rank
- 77477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causse | chausse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné dans le Massif Central à de hauts plateaux calcaires nus et arides. | Sorte de bas constitué d’un tube de tissu ou de tricot qui monte jusqu’en haut des cuisses (répandu au Moyen Âge). → voir chausses |
Where the eye mixes causse and chausse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. causse runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against chausse's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between causse and chausse
A purely visual mix-up. causse (\kos\) and chausse (\ʃos\) 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 77477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causse is recorded at frequency rank #41,174, classified as anoun, pronounced \kos\. chausse is at rank #36,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃos\.
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 77477, this pair ranks #28,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of causse vs chausse
Shared letters: acesu. Private to "causse": -. Private to "chausse": h.
"causse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "chausse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causse" and "chausse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "causse" or "chausse"?
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 "causse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chausse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causse" and "chausse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causse vs causses". 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 #28,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.