Which to use
“chacun” is a pronoun and “chaux” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #681
- “chacun” frequency rank
- #12,530
- “chaux” frequency rank
- 13211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chacun | chaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chaque personne, chaque chose d’un tout, d’un ensemble dont il est question. | Oxyde de calcium, alcalin fort, obtenu par la décarbonatation à haute température, durant un temps long, de roches calcaires (→ voir chaux vive). |
Where the eye mixes chacun and chaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chacun with chaux
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chacun is \ʃa.kœ̃\ while chaux is \ʃo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chacun is recorded at frequency rank #681, classified as apron, pronounced \ʃa.kœ̃\. chaux is at rank #12,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃo\.
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 13211, this pair ranks #401,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chacun vs chaux
Shared letters: achu. Private to "chacun": n. Private to "chaux": x.
"chacun" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "chaux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chacun" for "chaux" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chacun" vs "chaux" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chacun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chacun" and "chaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs chaux". 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 #401,967 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.