Which to use
“chaque” and “chaste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #210
- “chaque” frequency rank
- #42,791
- “chaste” frequency rank
- 43001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaque | chaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminant distributif, qui se place toujours avant le nom et n’a pas de pluriel. Se dit d’une personne, d’une chose qui fait partie d’un tout, d’un ensemble. | Qui s'abstient des plaisirs de la chair. |
Where the eye mixes chaque and chaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chaque (CCVCVV) and chaste (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chaque with chaste
A purely visual mix-up. chaque (\ʃak\) and chaste (\ʃast\) 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 43001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaque is recorded at frequency rank #210, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃak\. 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 43001, this pair ranks #221,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaque vs chaste
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "chaque": qu. Private to "chaste": st.
"chaque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "chaste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaque" and "chaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chaque" vs "chaste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chaque" and "chaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaque" and "chaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chapter vs chaste". 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 #221,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.