Which to use
“chase” and “chausse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,831
- “chase” frequency rank
- #36,303
- “chausse” frequency rank
- 52134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chase | chausse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poursuite, suite, chasse. | Sorte de bas constitué d’un tube de tissu ou de tricot qui monte jusqu’en haut des cuisses (répandu au Moyen Âge). → voir chausses |
Where the eye mixes chase and chausse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chase runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against chausse's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chase with chausse
A purely visual mix-up. chase (\tʃeɪs\) and chausse (\ʃos\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chase is recorded at frequency rank #15,831, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʃeɪs\. chausse is at rank #36,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃos\.
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 52134, this pair ranks #149,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chase vs chausse
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chase": -. Private to "chausse": u.
"chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chausse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chase" and "chausse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chase" vs "chausse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chase" and "chausse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chausse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chase" and "chausse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs chausse". 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 #149,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.