Which to use
“chose” is a verb and “crosse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,719
- “chose” frequency rank
- #33,192
- “crosse” frequency rank
- 35911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chose | crosse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past of choose | A lacrosse stick. |
Letter map: chose vs crosse
Shared letters muted; letters that set chose and crosse apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for chose / crosse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chose is averb and crosseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chose is recorded at frequency rank #2,719, classified as averb, pronounced /t͡ʃəʊz/. 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 35911, this pair ranks #307,843 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chose vs crosse
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "chose": h. Private to "crosse": r.
"chose" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crosse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chose" and "crosse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chose" or "crosse"?
What to do next
Pair "chose" vs "crosse" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "chose" 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 #307,843 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chose" 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 #307,843 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.