choc
French, noun/ʃɔk/
choc is spelled C-H-O-C (4 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written French, the 2,670th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Choc is a French masculine noun meaning “hit, strike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Collision brusque, impact d’un corps avec un autre corps”.
What does choc mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehit, strike
- 2
masculineshock (surprise, startling)
- 3
masculineelectrical shock
- 4
masculineclash
- 5
masculineepisode
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of tchoque (“blackbird”)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Collision brusque, impact d’un corps avec un autre corps. 2. Affrontement de deux troupes. 3. Conflit ; opposition. 4. Malheur, de toute chose qui porte une atteinte grave à la fortune, à la santé, à la raison de quelqu’un.
noun: 1. Chocolat.
adjective: 1. Bien, super, chouette.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of choc
- chocs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce choc?
- /ʃɔk/
- /tʃɔk/
- \ʃɔk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to choc
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is choc in French?
choc appears 30 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).