Which to use
“chaud” and “chaudes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,357
- “chaud” frequency rank
- #10,124
- “chaudes” frequency rank
- 11481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaud | chaudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De température plus haute que la normale, de température élevée. | Féminin pluriel de chaud. |
Where the eye mixes chaud and chaudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chaud with chaudes
A purely visual mix-up. chaud (\ʃo\) and chaudes (\ʃod\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “chaud” sits inside “chaudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11481, 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\. chaudes is at rank #10,124, tagged as anadj, 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 11481, this pair ranks #408,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaud vs chaudes
Shared letters: acdhu. Private to "chaud": -. Private to "chaudes": es.
"chaud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "chaudes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaud" and "chaudes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chaud" or "chaudes"?
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 "chaudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaud" and "chaudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caunes vs chaudes". 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 #408,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.