Which to use
“chasses” and “chiasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,953
- “chasses” frequency rank
- #41,180
- “chiasse” frequency rank
- 62133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasses | chiasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chasse. | Excréments de mouche, de ver. |
Where the eye mixes chasses and chiasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chasses with chiasse
A purely visual mix-up. chasses (\ʃas\) and chiasse (\ʃjas\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chasses is recorded at frequency rank #20,953, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃas\. chiasse is at rank #41,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃjas\.
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 62133, this pair ranks #88,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chasses vs chiasse
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chasses": -. Private to "chiasse": i.
"chasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chiasse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chasses" and "chiasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chasses" vs "chiasse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chiasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasses" and "chiasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chiasse vs cuirasse". 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 #88,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.