Which to use
“chaussure” and “chaussures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,795
- “chaussure” frequency rank
- #2,509
- “chaussures” frequency rank
- 10304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaussure | chaussures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce que l’on met au pied pour se chausser. — Note d’usage : Souvent au pluriel en référant à une paire de chaussures pour les deux pieds. | Pluriel de chaussure. |
Same sound, different letters: chaussure vs chaussures
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. chaussure runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCV) against chaussures's 10 (CCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: chaussure vs chaussures
This is the hard kind. chaussure and chaussures are pronounced identically (\ʃo.syʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “chaussure” sits inside “chaussures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaussure is recorded at frequency rank #7,795, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃo.syʁ\. chaussures is at rank #2,509, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃo.syʁ\.
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 10304, this pair ranks #413,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaussure vs chaussures
Shared letters: acehrsu. Private to "chaussure": -. Private to "chaussures": -.
"chaussure" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCV · "chaussures" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chaussure ← cahussure · cchaussure · chasusure · chaussrue · chaussuer · chaussurre · chausure · chaususre
- chaussures ← cahussures · cchaussures · chasusures · chaussrues · chaussuers · chaussuress · chaussurres · chaussurse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaussure" for "chaussures" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaussure" vs "chaussures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaussure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaussures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaussure" and "chaussures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chausser vs chaussure". 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 #413,483 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.