Which to use
“chauffées” is a verb and “chaussées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,838
- “chauffées” frequency rank
- #18,147
- “chaussées” frequency rank
- 61985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chauffées | chaussées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe chauffer. | Féminin pluriel de chaussé. |
Where the eye mixes chauffées and chaussées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. chauffées and chaussées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between chauffées and chaussées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chauffées is \ʃɔ.fe\ while chaussées is \ʃo.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chauffées is recorded at frequency rank #43,838, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃɔ.fe\. chaussées is at rank #18,147, tagged as anadj, 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 61985, this pair ranks #89,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chauffées vs chaussées
Shared letters: acehsué. Private to "chauffées": f. Private to "chaussées": -.
"chauffées" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVVC · "chaussées" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chauffées" for "chaussées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "chauffées" or "chaussées" show up more?
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 "chauffées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaussées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chauffées" and "chaussées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chauffées vs chauffent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.