Which to use
“chances” is a noun and “changée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,310
- “chances” frequency rank
- #16,317
- “changée” frequency rank
- 18627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chances | changée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chance. | Féminin singulier de changé. |
Where the eye mixes chances and changée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chances vs changée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chances is \ʃɑ̃s\ while changée is \ʃɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 18627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chances is recorded at frequency rank #2,310, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃s\. changée is at rank #16,317, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 18627, this pair ranks #377,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chances vs changée
Shared letters: acehn. Private to "chances": s. Private to "changée": gé.
"chances" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "changée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chances ← cahnces · cchances · chacnes · chancces · chancess · chancse · chanecs · channces
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chances" for "changée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chances" or "changée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chances" and "changée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chances" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "changée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chances" and "changée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "changée vs charmée". 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 #377,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.