Which to use
“choisies” is an adjective and “choisit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,748
- “choisies” frequency rank
- #4,653
- “choisit” frequency rank
- 18401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisies | choisit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de choisi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de choisir. |
Same sound, different letters: choisies vs choisit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. choisies runs 8 letters (CCVVCVVC) against choisit's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - choisies and choisit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: choisies and choisit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃwa.zi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisies is recorded at frequency rank #13,748, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃwa.zi\. choisit is at rank #4,653, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zi\.
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 18401, this pair ranks #378,517 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choisies vs choisit
Shared letters: chios. Private to "choisies": e. Private to "choisit": t.
"choisies" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC · "choisit" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choisies" and "choisit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "choisies" or "choisit" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "choisies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,517 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisies" and "choisit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choisit vs croisait". 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 #378,517 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.