Which to use
“chaire” and “chais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,287
- “chaire” frequency rank
- #36,299
- “chais” frequency rank
- 45586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaire | chais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de tribune élevée et ordinairement surmontée d’un dais ou baldaquin dans laquelle se place le prêtre ou le pasteur pour prêcher, pour faire quelque lecture aux assistants, etc. | Pluriel de chai (pièce). |
Where the eye mixes chaire and chais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chaire runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against chais's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chaire and chais
A purely visual mix-up. chaire (\ʃɛʁ\) and chais (\ʃɛ\) 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 45586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaire is recorded at frequency rank #9,287, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛʁ\. chais is at rank #36,299, 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 45586, this pair ranks #201,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaire vs chais
Shared letters: achi. Private to "chaire": er. Private to "chais": s.
"chaire" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "chais" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaire" and "chais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chaire" or "chais"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaire" and "chais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs chais". 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 #201,583 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.