chaquevschoquésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“chaque” and “choqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#210
“chaque” frequency rank
#18,958
“choqués” frequency rank
19168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chaque choqués
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. Masculin pluriel de choqué.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chaque and choqués apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
chaque
7 ch
choqués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. chaque (\ʃak\) and choqués (\ʃɔ.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chaque is recorded at frequency rank #210, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃak\. choqués is at rank #18,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃɔ.ke\.

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 19168, this pair ranks #374,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of chaque vs choqués

Shared letters: chqu. Private to "chaque": ae. Private to "choqués": osé.

"chaque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "choqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chaquecahque · cchaque · chaqeu · chaqque · chauqe · chhaque · chqaue · hcaque

Frequency comparison

chaque#210
choqués#18,958

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chaque" and "choqués" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʃak\ versus \ʃɔ.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "chaque" or "choqués"?
"chaque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #210 in our French list, against #18,958 for "choqués". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering chaque vs choqués

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chaque” 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