Which to use
“châle” and “chance” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,170
- “châle” frequency rank
- #577
- “chance” frequency rank
- 33747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | châle | chance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cape féminine consistant en un carré de tissu qu'on met sur son dos et ses épaules pour se tenir au chaud. | Concours de circonstances jugé malheureux ou heureux quant à son influence sur le succès, la réalisation, la réussite ou l’échec d’une action ou d’un événement ; contexte jugé favorable ou non d’une action. |
Where the eye mixes châle and chance
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. châle runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against chance's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: châle vs chance
A purely visual mix-up. châle (\ʃɑl\) and chance (\ʃɑ̃s\) 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 33747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
châle is recorded at frequency rank #33,170, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑl\. chance is at rank #577, 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 33747, this pair ranks #288,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of châle vs chance
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "châle": lâ. Private to "chance": an.
"châle" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chance" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chance ← cahnce · cchance · chacne · chancce · chanec · channce · chhance · chnace
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "châle" for "chance" ever safe?
Frequency check: "châle" vs "chance" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "châle" and "chance" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "châle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "châle" and "chance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "châle vs chapel". 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 #288,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.