Which to use
“chèques” and “choquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,841
- “chèques” frequency rank
- #16,572
- “choquée” frequency rank
- 27413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèques | choquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chèque. | Une personne choquée. |
Where the eye mixes chèques and choquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chèques (CCVCVVC) and choquée (CCVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chèques and choquée
A purely visual mix-up. chèques (\ʃɛk\) and choquée (\ʃɔ.ke\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chèques is recorded at frequency rank #10,841, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛk\. choquée is at rank #16,572, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔ.ke\.
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 27413, this pair ranks #329,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chèques vs choquée
Shared letters: cehqu. Private to "chèques": sè. Private to "choquée": oé.
"chèques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "choquée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chèques" and "choquée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "chèques" or "choquée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chèques" and "choquée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chèques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèques" and "choquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choquée vs claquée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #329,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.