Which to use
“chase” and “choses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,831
- “chase” frequency rank
- #278
- “choses” frequency rank
- 16109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chase | choses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poursuite, suite, chasse. | Pluriel de chose. |
Where the eye mixes chase and choses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chase with choses
A purely visual mix-up. chase (\tʃeɪs\) and choses (\ʃoz\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16109, 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\. choses is at rank #278, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\.
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 16109, this pair ranks #389,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chase vs choses
Shared letters: cehs. Private to "chase": a. Private to "choses": o.
"chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chase" and "choses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chase" vs "choses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chase" and "choses" 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 "choses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chase" and "choses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chapel vs chase". 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 #389,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.