choquer

\ʃɔ.ke\

/\ʃɔ.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“choquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,222
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner un choc, heurter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-choquer · choquer · French

choquer · rank #14,222 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,222
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chocolats

Nearest frequency peer: chocolats (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « choquer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « choquer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

choquer vs coque
71% similar
choquer vs coques
71% similar
choquer vs croque
71% similar

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

Key facts for choquer
PropertyValue
Headwordchoquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃɔ.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,222
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « choquer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).choquerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chocolats » (#14,221), « cliente » (#14,223), « cheminots » (#14,220). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « choquer » est au #14,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around choquer (IPA \ʃɔ.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,222 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for choquer, with forms such as "cchoquer", "chhoquer", and "choqeur". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "coque", "coques", "croque", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is choquer, spelled C-H-O-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Donner un choc, heurter.
  2. 2
    Se rencontrer et combattre, en parlant de troupes.
  3. 3
    Offenser.
  4. 4
    Déplaire.
  5. 5
    Contrevenir à ; être contraire à, en parlant des choses de la morale et de l’esprit.
  6. 6
    Relâcher une manœuvre. ( Réduire la tension sur un cordage pour éviter sa rupture)
  7. 7
    Laisser le vent écarter une voile de la coque.
  8. 8
    Mettre en colère, fâcher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si ce navire vient à choquer cette barque, il la brisera.
  2. Quatre verres étaient sur la table,. Cacun de nous prit le sien et l'avala d'un trait après l'avoir choqué contre ceux de ses voisins.

Synonyms

scandaliseratterreroutrerindignerstupéfierabasourdir

Antonyms

border

This word in other languages

shock(English)chocar(Español)anecken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchoquer
  • chhoquer
  • choqeur
  • choqquer
  • choquerr
  • choqure
  • chouqer
  • chqouer
  • cohquer
  • hcoquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choquer - 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.

cchoquer1chhoquer1choqeur2choqquer1choquerr1choqure2chouqer2chqouer2
Edit distance from "choquer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "choquer"?
"choquer" is spelled C-H-O-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɔ.ke\.
What does "choquer" mean?
As a verb, "choquer" means: Donner un choc, heurter.
What words are commonly confused with "choquer"?
"choquer" is commonly confused with "coque", "coques", "croque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "choquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choquer" is \ʃɔ.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "choquer" come from?
"choquer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cliente#14,223clocher#14,224Colette#14,225cachées#14,216

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Burundi10 variantsboucler10 variantsBenzema10 variantsArménie10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list