Which to use
“chaise” and “chase” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,133
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #15,831
- “chase” frequency rank
- 19964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siège avec dossier, sans accoudoirs. | Poursuite, suite, chasse. |
Where the eye mixes chaise and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaise with chase
A purely visual mix-up. chaise (\ʃɛz\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19964, 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\. 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 19964, this pair ranks #370,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs chase
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chaise": i. Private to "chase": -.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaise" and "chase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chaise" or "chase"?
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 "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" 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 #370,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.