Which to use
“chartes” and “chasses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,369
- “chartes” frequency rank
- #20,953
- “chasses” frequency rank
- 38322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chartes | chasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de charte. | Pluriel de chasse. |
Where the eye mixes chartes and chasses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chartes vs chasses
A purely visual mix-up. chartes (\ʃaʁt\) and chasses (\ʃas\) 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 38322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chartes is recorded at frequency rank #17,369, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁt\. chasses is at rank #20,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃas\.
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 38322, this pair ranks #256,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chartes vs chasses
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chartes": rt. Private to "chasses": -.
"chartes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chartes" for "chasses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chartes" or "chasses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chartes" and "chasses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chartes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chartes" and "chasses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasses". 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 #256,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.