Which to use
“chain” and “choix” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,689
- “chain” frequency rank
- #399
- “choix” frequency rank
- 30088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chain | choix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chaîne. | Action de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes chain and choix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chain and choix
A purely visual mix-up. chain (\t͡ʃeɪn\) and choix (\ʃwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chain is recorded at frequency rank #29,689, classified as anoun, pronounced \t͡ʃeɪn\. choix is at rank #399, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃwa\.
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 30088, this pair ranks #312,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chain vs choix
Shared letters: chi. Private to "chain": an. Private to "choix": ox.
"chain" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "choix" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chain" and "choix" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chain" vs "choix" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chain" and "choix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs chain". 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 #312,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.