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 eye mixes chaque and choqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chaque runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against choqués's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chaque with choqués
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
- chaque ← cahque · cchaque · chaqeu · chaqque · chauqe · chhaque · chqaue · hcaque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chaque" and "choqués" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "chaque" or "choqués" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "choqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaque" and "choqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choqués vs conques". 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 #374,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.