Which to use
“chassez” is a verb and “chausse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,703
- “chassez” frequency rank
- #36,303
- “chausse” frequency rank
- 78006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassez | chausse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe chasser. | Sorte de bas constitué d’un tube de tissu ou de tricot qui monte jusqu’en haut des cuisses (répandu au Moyen Âge). → voir chausses |
Where the eye mixes chassez and chausse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chassez (CCVCCVC) and chausse (CCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chassez and chausse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chassez is \ʃa.se\ while chausse is \ʃos\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chassez is recorded at frequency rank #41,703, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃa.se\. chausse is at rank #36,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃos\.
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 78006, this pair ranks #26,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chassez vs chausse
Shared letters: acehs. Private to "chassez": z. Private to "chausse": u.
"chassez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chausse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chassez" for "chausse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chassez" or "chausse"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chausse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassez" and "chausse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chassez". 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 #26,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.