Which to use
“chaises” and “chances” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,130
- “chaises” frequency rank
- #2,310
- “chances” frequency rank
- 11440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaises | chances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chaise. | Pluriel de chance. |
Where the eye mixes chaises and chances
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaises with chances
A purely visual mix-up. chaises (\ʃɛz\) and chances (\ʃɑ̃s\) 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 11440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaises is recorded at frequency rank #9,130, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛz\. chances is at rank #2,310, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃s\.
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 11440, this pair ranks #409,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaises vs chances
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chaises": i. Private to "chances": n.
"chaises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "chances" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaises" for "chances" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaises" vs "chances" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chaises" and "chances" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chances" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaises" and "chances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaises vs chassées". 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 #409,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.