Which to use
“cesse” and “chase” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,464
- “cesse” frequency rank
- #15,831
- “chase” frequency rank
- 18295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesse | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fin, relâche. | Poursuite, suite, chasse. |
Where the eye mixes cesse and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cesse vs chase
A purely visual mix-up. cesse (\sɛs\) and chase (\tʃeɪs\) 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 18295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesse is recorded at frequency rank #2,464, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛs\. chase is at rank #15,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʃeɪs\.
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 18295, this pair ranks #379,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cesse vs chase
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cesse": -. Private to "chase": ah.
"cesse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesse" and "chase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cesse" vs "chase" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cesse" and "chase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesse" and "chase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chapel vs chase". 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 #379,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.