Which to use
“chaise” and “charge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,133
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #786
- “charge” frequency rank
- 4919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | charge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siège avec dossier, sans accoudoirs. | Ce qui pèse. |
Where the eye mixes chaise and charge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaise with charge
A purely visual mix-up. chaise (\ʃɛz\) and charge (\ʃaʁʒ\) 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 4919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaise is recorded at frequency rank #4,133, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛz\. charge is at rank #786, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁʒ\.
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 4919, this pair ranks #430,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs charge
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "chaise": is. Private to "charge": gr.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaise" for "charge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaise" vs "charge" - 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 "chaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" and "charge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charge vs charmée". 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 #430,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.