Which to use
“chaud” is an adjective and “chaude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,357
- “chaud” frequency rank
- #3,987
- “chaude” frequency rank
- 5344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaud | chaude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De température plus haute que la normale, de température élevée. | Degré de température nécessaire pour travailler certaines matières. |
Where the eye mixes chaud and chaude
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaud with chaude
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chaud is \ʃo\ while chaude is \ʃod\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “chaud” sits inside “chaude”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaud is recorded at frequency rank #1,357, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃo\. chaude is at rank #3,987, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃod\.
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 5344, this pair ranks #429,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaud vs chaude
Shared letters: acdhu. Private to "chaud": -. Private to "chaude": e.
"chaud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "chaude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaud" for "chaude" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaud" vs "chaude" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaud" and "chaude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs chaud". 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 #429,279 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.