Which to use
“choisir” is a verb and “choisis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,322
- “choisir” frequency rank
- #3,741
- “choisis” frequency rank
- 5063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisir | choisis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire un choix ; prendre une personne ou une chose de préférence à une autre ou à plusieurs autres. | Masculin pluriel de choisi. |
Where the eye mixes choisir and choisis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. choisir and choisis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between choisir and choisis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choisir is \ʃwa.ziʁ\ while choisis is \ʃwa.zi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “choisir” becomes s in “choisis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisir is recorded at frequency rank #1,322, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.ziʁ\. choisis is at rank #3,741, tagged as anadj, 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 5063, this pair ranks #430,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choisir vs choisis
Shared letters: chios. Private to "choisir": r. Private to "choisis": -.
"choisir" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "choisis" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choisir" for "choisis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "choisir" or "choisis"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "choisir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisir" and "choisis" 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 #430,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.