Which to use
“chassait” and “chassent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,502
- “chassait” frequency rank
- #26,294
- “chassent” frequency rank
- 71796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassait | chassent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe chasser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chasser. |
Where the eye mixes chassait and chassent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chassait (CCVCCVVC) and chassent (CCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chassait and chassent
A purely visual mix-up. chassait (\ʃa.sɛ\) and chassent (\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 71796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chassait is recorded at frequency rank #45,502, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃa.sɛ\. chassent is at rank #26,294, tagged as averb, 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 71796, this pair ranks #46,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chassait vs chassent
Shared letters: achst. Private to "chassait": i. Private to "chassent": en.
"chassait" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "chassent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chassait" and "chassent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chassait" vs "chassent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassait" and "chassent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassait vs chassait". 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 #46,268 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.