Which to use
“chasseurs” and “chasseuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,222
- “chasseurs” frequency rank
- #48,404
- “chasseuse” frequency rank
- 53626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasseurs | chasseuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chasseur. | Personne ou animal s’adonnant à la chasse. |
Where the eye mixes chasseurs and chasseuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. chasseurs (CCVCCVVCC) and chasseuse (CCVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chasseurs and chasseuse
A purely visual mix-up. chasseurs (\ʃa.sœʁ\) and chasseuse (\ʃa.søz\) 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 53626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chasseurs is recorded at frequency rank #5,222, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃa.sœʁ\. chasseuse is at rank #48,404, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃa.søz\.
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 53626, this pair ranks #139,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chasseurs vs chasseuse
Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "chasseurs": r. Private to "chasseuse": -.
"chasseurs" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCC · "chasseuse" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chasseurs" for "chasseuse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chasseurs" or "chasseuse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chasseurs" and "chasseuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasseurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chasseuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasseurs" and "chasseuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chasseuse". 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 #139,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.