Which to use
“chaux” and “choix” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,530
- “chaux” frequency rank
- #399
- “choix” frequency rank
- 12929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaux | choix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oxyde de calcium, alcalin fort, obtenu par la décarbonatation à haute température, durant un temps long, de roches calcaires (→ voir chaux vive). | Action de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes chaux and choix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chaux vs choix
A purely visual mix-up. chaux (\ʃo\) and choix (\ʃwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaux is recorded at frequency rank #12,530, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃo\. choix is at rank #399, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃwa\.
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 12929, this pair ranks #403,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chaux vs choix
Shared letters: chx. Private to "chaux": au. Private to "choix": io.
"chaux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "choix" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaux" for "choix" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chaux" or "choix"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaux" and "choix" 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 #403,152 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.