Which to use
“chassées” and “classées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,550
- “chassées” frequency rank
- #12,741
- “classées” frequency rank
- 62291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassées | classées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de chassé. | Féminin pluriel de classé. |
Where the eye mixes chassées and classées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. chassées and classées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: chassées vs classées
A purely visual mix-up. chassées (\ʃa.se\) and classées (\klɑ.se\) 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 a single letter - h in “chassées” becomes l in “classées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62291, 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\. classées is at rank #12,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced \klɑ.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 62291, this pair ranks #87,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chassées vs classées
Shared letters: acesé. Private to "chassées": h. Private to "classées": l.
"chassées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "classées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chassées" and "classées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chassées" or "classées"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "classées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassées" and "classées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasseuse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,883 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.