# chou vs chu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chou
*noun · IPA /ʃuː/ · frequency rank #29,595*
Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.

### chu
*intj · IPA /tʃuː/ · frequency rank #14,918*
The sound of a kiss.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-chu