Which to use
“calice” and “choice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,773
- “calice” frequency rank
- #30,944
- “choice” frequency rank
- 50717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calice | choice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vase sacré dans lequel est consacré le vin, à la messe. | Choix. |
Where the eye mixes calice and choice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. calice (CVCVCV) and choice (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses calice with choice
A purely visual mix-up. calice (\ka.lis\) and choice (\t͡ʃɔɪs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calice is recorded at frequency rank #19,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.lis\. choice is at rank #30,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced \t͡ʃɔɪs\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50717, this pair ranks #160,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calice vs choice
Shared letters: cei. Private to "calice": al. Private to "choice": ho.
"calice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "choice" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "calice" and "choice" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "calice" or "choice"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "calice" and "choice" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calice" and "choice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choice vs croce". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #160,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.