Which to use
“chasses” and “classes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,953
- “chasses” frequency rank
- #2,030
- “classes” frequency rank
- 22983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasses | classes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chasse. | Pluriel de classe. |
Where the eye mixes chasses and classes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chasses vs classes
A purely visual mix-up. chasses (\ʃas\) and classes (\klas\) 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 “chasses” becomes l in “classes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22983, 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\. classes is at rank #2,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klas\.
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 22983, this pair ranks #355,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chasses vs classes
Shared letters: aces. Private to "chasses": h. Private to "classes": l.
"chasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "classes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chasses" and "classes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chasses" or "classes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "classes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasses" and "classes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasses". 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 #355,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.