Which to use
“chasser” is a verb and “classée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,594
- “chasser” frequency rank
- #8,673
- “classée” frequency rank
- 15267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasser | classée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre dehors avec violence ; contraindre ou forcer de sortir de quelque lieu. | Féminin singulier de classé. |
Where the eye mixes chasser and classée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chasser with classée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chasser is \ʃa.se\ while classée is \klɑ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chasser is recorded at frequency rank #6,594, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃa.se\. classée is at rank #8,673, 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 15267, this pair ranks #393,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chasser vs classée
Shared letters: aces. Private to "chasser": hr. Private to "classée": lé.
"chasser" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "classée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chasser ← cahsser · cchasser · chaser · chasesr · chasserr · chassre · chhasser · chsaser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chasser" for "classée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chasser" or "classée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "classée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasser" and "classée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs classée". 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 #393,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.