Which to use
“chasses” and “crosses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,953
- “chasses” frequency rank
- #47,268
- “crosses” frequency rank
- 68221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasses | crosses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chasse. | Pluriel de crosse. |
Where the eye mixes chasses and crosses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chasses and crosses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chasses with crosses
A purely visual mix-up. chasses (\ʃas\) and crosses (\kʁɔs\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68221, 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\. crosses is at rank #47,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔs\.
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 68221, this pair ranks #60,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chasses vs crosses
Shared letters: ces. Private to "chasses": ah. Private to "crosses": or.
"chasses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chasses" and "crosses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chasses" or "crosses"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "chasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crosses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasses" and "crosses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs crosses". 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 #60,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.