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 eye mixes chacune and chaque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chacune and chaque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chacune is \ʃa.kyn\ while chaque is \ʃak\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of chacune vs chaque
Shared letters: acehu. Private to "chacune": n. Private to "chaque": q.
"chacune" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chaque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chacune" and "chaque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chacune" or "chaque"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chacune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chacune" and "chaque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaque vs claquée". 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 #435,506 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.