Which to use
“chasse” and “clause” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,806
- “chasse” frequency rank
- #7,164
- “clause” frequency rank
- 8970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasse | clause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de chasser, c’est-à-dire poursuivre pour capturer ou tuer. | Disposition particulière faisant partie d’un traité, d’un contrat, d’un arrêté, d’une loi ou de tout autre acte public ou particulier, etc. |
Where the eye mixes chasse and clause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chasse with clause
A purely visual mix-up. chasse (\ʃas\) and clause (\kloz\) 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 8970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chasse is recorded at frequency rank #1,806, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃas\. clause is at rank #7,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kloz\.
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 8970, this pair ranks #418,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chasse vs clause
Shared letters: aces. Private to "chasse": h. Private to "clause": lu.
"chasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "clause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chasse" for "clause" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chasse" vs "clause" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chasse" and "clause" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasse" and "clause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs clause". 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 #418,235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.