Which to use
“choisie” is an adjective and “choisir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,275
- “choisie” frequency rank
- #1,322
- “choisir” frequency rank
- 7597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisie | choisir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de choisi. | Faire un choix ; prendre une personne ou une chose de préférence à une autre ou à plusieurs autres. |
Where the eye mixes choisie and choisir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. choisie (CCVVCVV) and choisir (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: choisie vs choisir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choisie is \ʃwa.zi\ while choisir is \ʃwa.ziʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “choisie” becomes r in “choisir”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisie is recorded at frequency rank #6,275, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃwa.zi\. choisir is at rank #1,322, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.ziʁ\.
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 7597, this pair ranks #422,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choisie vs choisir
Shared letters: chios. Private to "choisie": e. Private to "choisir": r.
"choisie" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV · "choisir" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choisie" for "choisir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "choisie" or "choisir"?
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 "choisie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisie" and "choisir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choisir vs choisirai". 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 #422,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.