Which to use
“chasseur” is an adjective and “chausser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,380
- “chasseur” frequency rank
- #47,215
- “chausser” frequency rank
- 53595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasseur | chausser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui chasse ; de la chasse. | Mettre des bas, des chaussettes, des souliers, etc. |
Where the eye mixes chasseur and chausser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. chasseur (CCVCCVVC) and chausser (CCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chasseur and chausser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chasseur is \ʃa.sœʁ\ while chausser is \ʃo.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chasseur is recorded at frequency rank #6,380, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃa.sœʁ\. chausser is at rank #47,215, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃo.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 53595, this pair ranks #139,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chasseur vs chausser
Shared letters: acehrsu. Private to "chasseur": -. Private to "chausser": -.
"chasseur" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "chausser" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chasseur" and "chausser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "chasseur" or "chausser" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chasseur" and "chausser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasseur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chausser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasseur" and "chausser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs chausser". 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 #139,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.