Which to use
“chasse” and “cuisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,806
- “chasse” frequency rank
- #9,462
- “cuisse” frequency rank
- 11268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasse | cuisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de chasser, c’est-à-dire poursuivre pour capturer ou tuer. | Partie du membre inférieur allant de la hanche au genou. |
Where the eye mixes chasse and cuisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chasse (CCVCCV) and cuisse (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chasse and cuisse
A purely visual mix-up. chasse (\ʃas\) and cuisse (\kɥis\) 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 11268, 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\. cuisse is at rank #9,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\.
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 11268, this pair ranks #409,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chasse vs cuisse
Shared letters: ces. Private to "chasse": ah. Private to "cuisse": iu.
"chasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "cuisse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chasse" for "cuisse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chasse" vs "cuisse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasse" and "cuisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuirasse vs cuisse". 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 #409,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.