Which to use
“chargez” and “chassez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,365
- “chargez” frequency rank
- #41,703
- “chassez” frequency rank
- 86068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chargez | chassez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe charger. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chasser. |
Where the eye mixes chargez and chassez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chargez with chassez
A purely visual mix-up. chargez (\ʃaʁ.ʒe\) and chassez (\ʃa.se\) 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 86068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chargez is recorded at frequency rank #44,365, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒe\. chassez is at rank #41,703, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃa.se\.
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 86068, this pair ranks #10,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chargez vs chassez
Shared letters: acehz. Private to "chargez": gr. Private to "chassez": s.
"chargez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chassez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chargez" for "chassez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chargez" vs "chassez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chargez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chargez" and "chassez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chargez 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 #10,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.