Which to use
“chars” and “chocs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,971
- “chars” frequency rank
- #10,840
- “chocs” frequency rank
- 19811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chars | chocs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de char. | Pluriel de choc. |
Where the eye mixes chars and chocs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chars vs chocs
A purely visual mix-up. chars (\ʃaʁ\) and chocs (\ʃɔk\) 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 19811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chars is recorded at frequency rank #8,971, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁ\. chocs is at rank #10,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔk\.
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 19811, this pair ranks #371,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chars vs chocs
Shared letters: chs. Private to "chars": ar. Private to "chocs": o.
"chars" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "chocs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chars" and "chocs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "chars" or "chocs" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chars" and "chocs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chocs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chars" and "chocs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chocs vs croco". 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 #371,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.