Which to use
“chaud” is an adjective and “chaux” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,357
- “chaud” frequency rank
- #12,530
- “chaux” frequency rank
- 13887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaud | chaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De température plus haute que la normale, de température élevée. | Oxyde de calcium, alcalin fort, obtenu par la décarbonatation à haute température, durant un temps long, de roches calcaires (→ voir chaux vive). |
Same sound, different letters: chaud vs chaux
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. chaud and chaux follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - chaud and chaux
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chaud and chaux carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃo\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - d in “chaud” becomes x in “chaux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13887, 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\. chaux is at rank #12,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃo\.
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 13887, this pair ranks #399,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaud vs chaux
Shared letters: achu. Private to "chaud": d. Private to "chaux": x.
"chaud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "chaux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chaud" and "chaux" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chaud" or "chaux"?
What to do next
"chaud" and "chaux" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaud" and "chaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs chaux". 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 #399,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.