Which to use
“chaises” is a noun and “choisies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,130
- “chaises” frequency rank
- #13,748
- “choisies” frequency rank
- 22878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaises | choisies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chaise. | Féminin pluriel de choisi. |
Where the eye mixes chaises and choisies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chaises runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against choisies's 8 (CCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chaises with choisies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chaises is \ʃɛz\ while choisies is \ʃwa.zi\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaises is recorded at frequency rank #9,130, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛz\. choisies is at rank #13,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃwa.zi\.
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 22878, this pair ranks #355,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaises vs choisies
Shared letters: cehis. Private to "chaises": a. Private to "choisies": o.
"chaises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "choisies" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaises" and "choisies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chaises" vs "choisies" - 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 "chaises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaises" and "choisies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaises vs chassées". 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 #355,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.