Which to use
“chaud” is an adjective and “shows” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,357
- “chaud” frequency rank
- #17,271
- “shows” frequency rank
- 18628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaud | shows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De température plus haute que la normale, de température élevée. | Pluriel de show. |
Same sound, different letters: chaud vs shows
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 1 letter.
Same sound, different spelling - chaud / shows
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chaud and shows 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18628, 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\. shows is at rank #17,271, 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 18628, this pair ranks #377,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaud vs shows
Shared letters: h. Private to "chaud": acdu. Private to "shows": osw.
"chaud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "shows" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaud" and "shows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chaud" or "shows"?
What to do next
"chaud" and "shows" 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 "shows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaud" and "shows" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shower vs shows". 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 #377,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.