Which to use
“choisirait” and “choisissait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,223
- “choisirait” frequency rank
- #40,179
- “choisissait” frequency rank
- 87402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisirait | choisissait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de choisir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes choisirait and choisissait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. choisirait runs 10 letters (CCVVCVCVVC) against choisissait's 11 (CCVVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses choisirait with choisissait
A purely visual mix-up. choisirait (\ʃwa.zi.ʁɛ\) and choisissait (\ʃwa.zi.sɛ\) 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 87402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisirait is recorded at frequency rank #47,223, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zi.ʁɛ\. choisissait is at rank #40,179, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zi.sɛ\.
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 87402, this pair ranks #8,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of choisirait vs choisissait
Shared letters: achiost. Private to "choisirait": r. Private to "choisissait": -.
"choisirait" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCVVC · "choisissait" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choisirait ← cchoisirait · chhoisirait · chiosirait · choiisrait · choisiarit · choisiraitt · choisirati · choisiriat
- choisissait ← cchoisissait · chhoisissait · chiosissait · choiisssait · choisisait · choisisasit · choisissaitt · choisissati
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choisirait" for "choisissait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "choisirait" or "choisissait"?
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 "choisirait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisissait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisirait" and "choisissait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choisirai vs choisirait". 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 #8,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.