chaisesvschoisisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: chaises is a noun, choisis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chaises” is a noun and “choisis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,130
“chaises” frequency rank
#3,741
“choisis” frequency rank
12871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chaises choisis
Definition Pluriel de chaise. Masculin pluriel de choisi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chaises and choisis apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
chaises
7 ch
choisis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chaises is \ʃɛz\ while choisis is \ʃwa.zi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12871, 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\. choisis is at rank #3,741, 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 12871, this pair ranks #403,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of chaises vs choisis

Shared letters: chis. Private to "chaises": ae. Private to "choisis": o.

"chaises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "choisis" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chaisescahises · cchaises · chaiess · chaisess · chaisses · chasies · chhaises · chiases
  • choisiscchoisis · chhoisis · chiosis · choiiss · choisiss · choissis · chosiis · cohisis

Frequency comparison

chaises#9,130
choisis#3,741

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chaises" and "choisis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chaises" is a noun and "choisis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "chaises" or "choisis"?
"choisis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,741 in our French list, against #9,130 for "chaises". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering chaises vs choisis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “chaises”; for an adjective, it's “choisis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chaises” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list