Which to use
“caux” and “choux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,692
- “caux” frequency rank
- #11,540
- “choux” frequency rank
- 50232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caux | choux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mélange de choux, de navets et de pommes que l’on donne aux vaches et aux cochons. | Pluriel de chou. |
Where the eye mixes caux and choux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caux with choux
A purely visual mix-up. caux (\ko\) and choux (\ʃu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caux is recorded at frequency rank #38,692, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko\. choux is at rank #11,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃu\.
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 50232, this pair ranks #164,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caux vs choux
Shared letters: cux. Private to "caux": a. Private to "choux": ho.
"caux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "choux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caux" for "choux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caux" vs "choux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caux" and "choux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caux" and "choux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casus vs caux". 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 #164,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.