Which to use
“chausse” and “chaussée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,303
- “chausse” frequency rank
- #5,223
- “chaussée” frequency rank
- 41526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chausse | chaussée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Sorte de talus qu’on fait au bord d’une rivière, d’un étang, pour retenir l’eau. |
Where the eye mixes chausse and chaussée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. chausse runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against chaussée's 8 (CCVVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chausse with chaussée
A purely visual mix-up. chausse (\ʃos\) and chaussée (\ʃo.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chausse is recorded at frequency rank #36,303, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃos\. chaussée is at rank #5,223, tagged as anoun, 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 41526, this pair ranks #232,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chausse vs chaussée
Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "chausse": -. Private to "chaussée": é.
"chausse" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV · "chaussée" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chausse ← cahusse · cchausse · chasuse · chause · chauses · chhausse · chuasse · hcausse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chausse" and "chaussée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chausse" or "chaussée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chausse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaussée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chausse" and "chaussée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs chausse". 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 #232,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.