# chose vs chow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### chow
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #16,434*
Food, especially snacks.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chose-vs-chow