Which to use
“chœur” is a noun and “coeurs” is a typographic variant - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,357
- “chœur” frequency rank
- #10,662
- “coeurs” frequency rank
- 19019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chœur | coeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troupe de gens qui chantent ensemble. | Pluriel de coeur. |
Same sound, different letters: chœur vs coeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. chœur runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against coeurs's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - chœur / coeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chœur and coeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other atypographic variant, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chœur is recorded at frequency rank #8,357, classified as anoun, pronounced \kœʁ\. coeurs is at rank #10,662, tagged as atypographic variant, pronounced \kœʁ\.
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 19019, this pair ranks #375,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chœur vs coeurs
Shared letters: cru. Private to "chœur": hœ. Private to "coeurs": eos.
"chœur" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "coeurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coeurs ← ccoeurs · ceours · coerus · coeurrs · coeurss · coeusr · couers · oceurs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chœur" for "coeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chœur" or "coeurs"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "chœur" / "coeurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "chœur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chœur" and "coeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coeurs vs courus". 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 #375,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.