Which to use
“chaise” is a noun and “chaste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,133
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #42,791
- “chaste” frequency rank
- 46924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | chaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siège avec dossier, sans accoudoirs. | Qui s'abstient des plaisirs de la chair. |
Where the eye mixes chaise and chaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chaise is \ʃɛz\ while chaste is \ʃast\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46924, 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\. chaste is at rank #42,791, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃast\.
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 46924, this pair ranks #190,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs chaste
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chaise": i. Private to "chaste": t.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "chaste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV