Which to use
“chassée” and “crasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,929
- “chassée” frequency rank
- #20,106
- “crasse” frequency rank
- 55035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassée | crasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de chassé. | Qui est épais. |
Where the eye mixes chassée and crasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chassée runs 7 letters (CCVCCVV) against crasse's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chassée with crasse
A purely visual mix-up. chassée (\ʃa.se\) and crasse (\kʁas\) 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 55035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chassée is recorded at frequency rank #34,929, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃa.se\. crasse is at rank #20,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁas\.
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 55035, this pair ranks #130,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chassée vs crasse
Shared letters: aces. Private to "chassée": hé. Private to "crasse": r.
"chassée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "crasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crasse ← carsse · ccrasse · crase · crases · crrasse · crsase · rcasse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chassée" and "crasse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chassée" vs "crasse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassée" and "crasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassée vs chassées". 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 #130,082 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.