Which to use
“chaise” and “chiasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,133
- “chaise” frequency rank
- #41,180
- “chiasse” frequency rank
- 45313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaise | chiasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siège avec dossier, sans accoudoirs. | Excréments de mouche, de ver. |
Where the eye mixes chaise and chiasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chaise runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against chiasse's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chaise vs chiasse
A purely visual mix-up. chaise (\ʃɛz\) and chiasse (\ʃjas\) 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 45313, 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\. chiasse is at rank #41,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃjas\.
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 45313, this pair ranks #203,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaise vs chiasse
Shared letters: acehis. Private to "chaise": -. Private to "chiasse": -.
"chaise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "chiasse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "chaise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chiasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaise" and "chiasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chiasse vs cuirasse". 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 #203,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.