Which to use
“chassent” is a verb and “chasses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,294
- “chassent” frequency rank
- #20,953
- “chasses” frequency rank
- 47247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassent | chasses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chasser. | Pluriel de chasse. |
Same sound, different letters: chassent vs chasses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. chassent runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against chasses's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: chassent vs chasses
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chassent and chasses carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃas\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 47247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chassent is recorded at frequency rank #26,294, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃas\. chasses is at rank #20,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃas\.
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 47247, this pair ranks #188,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chassent vs chasses
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chassent": nt. Private to "chasses": -.
"chassent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "chasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chassent" and "chasses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chassent" vs "chasses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"chassent" and "chasses" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chasses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassent" and "chasses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chassent". 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 #188,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.