Which to use
“chaque” and “chauve” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #210
- “chaque” frequency rank
- #8,355
- “chauve” frequency rank
- 8565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaque | chauve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Qui n’a plus de cheveux, ou n’en a guère. |
Where the eye mixes chaque and chauve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chaque and chauve
A purely visual mix-up. chaque (\ʃak\) and chauve (\ʃov\) 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 8565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaque is recorded at frequency rank #210, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃak\. chauve is at rank #8,355, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃov\.
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 8565, this pair ranks #419,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaque vs chauve
Shared letters: acehu. Private to "chaque": q. Private to "chauve": v.
"chaque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "chauve" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chaque" and "chauve" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "chaque" or "chauve" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chauve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaque" and "chauve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chauve vs Chávez". 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 #419,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.