# choose vs chose

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### choose
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃuːz/ · frequency rank #1,296*
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

### chose
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃəʊz/ · frequency rank #2,719*
simple past of choose

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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