Which to use
“cerises” and “chaises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,955
- “cerises” frequency rank
- #9,130
- “chaises” frequency rank
- 28085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerises | chaises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cerise. | Pluriel de chaise. |
Where the eye mixes cerises and chaises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cerises vs chaises
A purely visual mix-up. cerises (\sə.ʁiz\) and chaises (\ʃɛz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerises is recorded at frequency rank #18,955, classified as anoun, pronounced \sə.ʁiz\. chaises is at rank #9,130, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛz\.
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 28085, this pair ranks #325,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerises vs chaises
Shared letters: ceis. Private to "cerises": r. Private to "chaises": ah.
"cerises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "chaises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerises" and "chaises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cerises" or "chaises"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cerises" and "chaises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerises" and "chaises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerises vs chéries". 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 #325,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.