# chou

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃuː/ · frequency rank #29,595

## Definitions
1. Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
2. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's clothing.

## Etymology
From French chou (“cabbage”); compare French pâte à choux (“choux pastry”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-co)
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cu)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cos)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-col)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cox)
- **cod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cod)
- **CPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cpu)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-chu)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cot)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-coe)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-coz)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-coa)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-coy)
- **cob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cob)
- **cog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chou-vs-cog)

## Common misspellings (5)
`cchou`, `chhou`, `chuo`, `cohu`, `hcou`

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