chasséesvschassezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: chassées is a adjective, chassez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chassées and chassez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
chassées
7 ch
chassez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • chassezcahssez · cchassez · chasesz · chasez · chassezz · chassze · chhassez · chsasez

Frequency comparison

chassées#49,550
chassez#41,703

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chassées" and "chassez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chassées" is an adjective and "chassez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "chassées" or "chassez"?
"chassez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,703 in our French list, against #49,550 for "chassées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering chassées vs chassez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “chassées”; for a verb, it's “chassez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chassées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list