Which to use
“chacune” is a pronoun and “chaque” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,559
- “chacune” frequency rank
- #210
- “chaque” frequency rank
- 2769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chacune | chaque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin (singulier) de chacun. | Déterminant distributif, qui se place toujours avant le nom et n’a pas de pluriel. Se dit d’une personne, d’une chose qui fait partie d’un tout, d’un ensemble. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chacune and chaque apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
chacune and chaque form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chacune is recorded at frequency rank #2,559, classified as apron, pronounced \ʃa.kyn\. chaque is at rank #210, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃak\.
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 2769, this pair ranks #435,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chacune" and "chaque" be used interchangeably?
Remembering chacune vs chaque
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “chacune”; for an adjective, it's “chaque”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chacune” entry
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