Which to use
“chocs” and “choses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,840
- “chocs” frequency rank
- #278
- “choses” frequency rank
- 11118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chocs | choses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de choc. | Pluriel de chose. |
Where the eye mixes chocs and choses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chocs runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against choses's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chocs with choses
A purely visual mix-up. chocs (\ʃɔk\) and choses (\ʃoz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chocs is recorded at frequency rank #10,840, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔk\. choses is at rank #278, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\.
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 11118, this pair ranks #410,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chocs vs choses
Shared letters: chos. Private to "chocs": -. Private to "choses": e.
"chocs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chocs" for "choses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chocs" or "choses"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chocs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chocs" and "choses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chocs vs croco". 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 #410,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.