Which to use
“chocs” is a noun and “crois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,840
- “chocs” frequency rank
- #333
- “crois” frequency rank
- 11173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chocs | crois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de choc. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the eye mixes chocs and crois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chocs and crois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chocs is \ʃɔk\ while crois is \kʁwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11173, 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\. crois is at rank #333, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa\.
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 11173, this pair ranks #410,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chocs vs crois
Shared letters: cos. Private to "chocs": h. Private to "crois": ir.
"chocs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crois" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chocs" and "crois" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "chocs" or "crois" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chocs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,181 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chocs" and "crois" 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 #410,181 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.