Which to use
“choose” is a verb and “crosse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,296
- “choose” frequency rank
- #33,192
- “crosse” frequency rank
- 34488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choose | crosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To pick; to make the choice of; to select. | A lacrosse stick. |
Letter map: choose vs crosse
Shared letters muted; letters that set choose and crosse apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - choose and crosse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: choose is averb and crosseanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choose is recorded at frequency rank #1,296, classified as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃuːz/. crosse is at rank #33,192, tagged as anoun.
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 34488, this pair ranks #320,339 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choose vs crosse
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "choose": h. Private to "crosse": r.
"choose" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "crosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "choose" and "crosse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "choose" or "crosse"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "choose" and "crosse".
- Full dictionary entry for "choose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crosse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,339 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choose" and "crosse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crone vs crosse". 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 #320,339 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.