Which to use
“chaussée” is a noun and “chaussées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,223
- “chaussée” frequency rank
- #18,147
- “chaussées” frequency rank
- 23370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaussée | chaussées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de talus qu’on fait au bord d’une rivière, d’un étang, pour retenir l’eau. | Féminin pluriel de chaussé. |
Same sound, different letters: chaussée vs chaussées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. chaussée runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVV) against chaussées's 9 (CCVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - chaussée / chaussées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chaussée and chaussées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃo.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “chaussée” sits inside “chaussées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaussée is recorded at frequency rank #5,223, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃo.se\. 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 23370, this pair ranks #352,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaussée vs chaussées
Shared letters: acehsué. Private to "chaussée": -. Private to "chaussées": -.
"chaussée" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVV · "chaussées" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaussée" for "chaussées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaussée" vs "chaussées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"chaussée" and "chaussées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaussée" 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 #352,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaussée" and "chaussées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassées vs chaussées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #352,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.