Which to use
“cessez” and “chassez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,129
- “cessez” frequency rank
- #41,703
- “chassez” frequency rank
- 50832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cessez | chassez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cesser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chasser. |
Where the eye mixes cessez and chassez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cessez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against chassez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cessez and chassez
A purely visual mix-up. cessez (\sɛ.se\) and chassez (\ʃa.se\) 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 50832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cessez is recorded at frequency rank #9,129, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛ.se\. chassez is at rank #41,703, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃa.se\.
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 50832, this pair ranks #159,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cessez vs chassez
Shared letters: cesz. Private to "cessez": -. Private to "chassez": ah.
"cessez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "chassez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cessez" and "chassez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cessez" vs "chassez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cessez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cessez" and "chassez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chassez". 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 #159,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.