Which to use
“chaque” is an adjective and “claques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #210
- “chaque” frequency rank
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- 21780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaque | claques |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pluriel de claque. |
Where the eye mixes chaque and claques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chaque and claques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chaque is \ʃak\ while claques is \klak\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaque is recorded at frequency rank #210, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃak\. claques is at rank #21,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klak\.
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 21780, this pair ranks #361,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaque vs claques
Shared letters: acequ. Private to "chaque": h. Private to "claques": ls.
"chaque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaque" and "claques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chaque" vs "claques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaque" and "claques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs claques". 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 #361,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.