Which to use
“chassées” is an adjective and “chassez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,550
- “chassées” frequency rank
- #41,703
- “chassez” frequency rank
- 91253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassées | chassez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de chassé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chasser. |
Same sound, different letters: chassées vs chassez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. chassées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against chassez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - chassées / chassez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chassées and chassez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃa.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chassées is recorded at frequency rank #49,550, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃa.se\. chassez is at rank #41,703, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃa.se\.
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 91253, this pair ranks #4,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chassées vs chassez
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chassées": é. Private to "chassez": z.
"chassées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "chassez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chassez ← cahssez · cchassez · chasesz · chasez · chassezz · chassze · chhassez · chsasez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chassées" and "chassez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chassées" vs "chassez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"chassées" and "chassez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassées" and "chassez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasseuse". 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 #4,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.