CCASvschaiConfusable pair

Which to use

“CCAS” and “chai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,777
“CCAS” frequency rank
#26,999
“chai” frequency rank
74776
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature CCAS chai
Definition En France, centre chargé de l’action sociale dans une commune. Magasin au ras du sol, tenant lieu de cave.

Letter map: CCAS vs chai

Shared letters muted; letters that set CCAS and chai apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. CCAS (CCVC) and chai (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
CCAS
4 ch
chai

Corpus notes: CCAS and chai

CCAS and chai are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

CCAS is recorded at frequency rank #47,777, classified as anoun. chai is at rank #26,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛ\.

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 74776, this pair ranks #36,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of CCAS vs chai

Shared letters: ac. Private to "CCAS": s. Private to "chai": hi.

"CCAS" · 4 letters · shape CCVC  ·  "chai" · 4 letters · shape CCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • CCAS ← cacs · ccsa
  • chai ← cahi · cchai · chhai · chia · hcai

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "CCAS" and "chai" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "CCAS" or "chai"?
"chai" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,999 in our French list, against #47,777 for "CCAS". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "CCAS" vs "chai" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "CCAS" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "CCAS" and "chai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCAS vs CCE". 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 #36,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list