Which to use
“chaussées” is an adjective and “chausser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,147
- “chaussées” frequency rank
- #47,215
- “chausser” frequency rank
- 65362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaussées | chausser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de chaussé. | Mettre des bas, des chaussettes, des souliers, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: chaussées vs chausser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. chaussées runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVVC) against chausser's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: chaussées vs chausser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chaussées and chausser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃo.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaussées is recorded at frequency rank #18,147, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃo.se\. chausser is at rank #47,215, tagged as averb, 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 65362, this pair ranks #72,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chaussées vs chausser
Shared letters: acehsu. Private to "chaussées": é. Private to "chausser": r.
"chaussées" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVVC · "chausser" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chausser ← cahusser · cchausser · chasuser · chauser · chausesr · chausserr · chaussre · chhausser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaussées" and "chausser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chaussées" or "chausser"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaussées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chausser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaussées" and "chausser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs chausser". 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 #72,742 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.