choice

/tʃɔɪs/

//tʃɔɪs// noun

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"choice" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“choice” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#862
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-choice · choice · English

choice · rank #862 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #862
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH written

Nearest frequency peer: written (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “choice”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “choice” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

choice vs chose
67% similar
choice vs choir
67% similar
choice vs choke
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for choice
PropertyValue
Headwordchoice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tʃɔɪs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#862
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “choice”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).choicelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “written” (#861), “code” (#863), “website” (#860). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “choice” is #862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around choice (IPA /tʃɔɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #862 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for choice, with forms such as "cchoice", "chhoice", and "chioce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "chose", "choir", "choke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *… The correct English form is choice, spelled C-H-O-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
  2. 2
    The power to choose.
  3. 3
    One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
  4. 4
    Anything that can be chosen.
  5. 5
    The best or most preferable part.
  6. 6
    Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
  7. 7
    A sufficient number to choose among.
  8. 8
    Ellipsis of axiom of choice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how choice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
  2. Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.

Etymology

From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.

This word in other languages

selección(Español)choix(Français)Wahl(Deutsch)escolha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchoice
  • chhoice
  • chioce
  • chocie
  • choicce
  • choiec
  • cohice
  • hcoice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choice - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchoice1chhoice1chioce2chocie2choicce1choiec2cohice2hcoice2
Edit distance from "choice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "choice"?
"choice" is spelled C-H-O-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tʃɔɪs/.
What does "choice" mean?
As a noun, "choice" means: An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
What words are commonly confused with "choice"?
"choice" is commonly confused with "chose", "choir", "choke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "choice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choice" is /tʃɔɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "choice"?
From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "choice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list