choses

\ʃoz\

/\ʃoz\/ noun

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The verdict

“choses” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#278
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-choses · choses · French

choses · rank #278 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #278
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH dernier

Nearest frequency peer: dernier (+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 « choses »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « choses » 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).

choses vs côtes
50% similar
choses vs cross
67% similar
choses vs close
67% similar

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

Key facts for choses
PropertyValue
Headwordchoses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃoz\
Letters6
Frequency rank#278
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « choses »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).chosesse 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 « dernier » (#279), « surtout » (#276), « enfin » (#280). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « choses » est au #278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around choses (IPA \ʃoz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #278 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de chose.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for choses, with forms such as "cchoses", "chhoses", and "choess". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "côtes", "cross", "close", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is choses, spelled C-H-O-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Garantier contemplait, à travers la baie vitrée, les mouettes qui se débattaient au-dessus de la mer ; il s’efforçait d’oublier que c’étaient des choses vivantes et de n’y voir que des signes géométriques vivants, blancs et gris, assez comparables aux mobiles de Calder.
  2. 20 avril 43 – Chez Blaise, les choses sont ce qu’elles sont ; et elles sont plutôt mal ; mais je ne l’ai jamais entendu s’en plaindre ou les critiquer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchoses
  • chhoses
  • choess
  • chosess
  • chosses
  • chsoes
  • cohses
  • hcoses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choses - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchoses1chhoses1choess2chosess1chosses1chsoes2cohses2hcoses2
Edit distance from "choses"

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 "choses"?
"choses" is spelled C-H-O-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃoz\.
What does "choses" mean?
As a noun, "choses" means: Pluriel de chose.
What words are commonly confused with "choses"?
"choses" is commonly confused with "côtes", "cross", "close". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "choses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choses" is \ʃoz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "choses" come from?
"choses" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partir#275nombre#282hommes#289petite#290

Similar misspelling depth

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

raison8 variantssavoir8 variantsbesoin8 variantsautant8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list