Which to use
“choisis” is an adjective and “choisisse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,741
- “choisis” frequency rank
- #27,005
- “choisisse” frequency rank
- 30746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisis | choisisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de choisi. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes choisis and choisisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. choisis runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against choisisse's 9 (CCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: choisis vs choisisse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choisis is \ʃwa.zi\ while choisisse is \ʃwa.zis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “choisis” sits inside “choisisse”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisis is recorded at frequency rank #3,741, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃwa.zi\. choisisse is at rank #27,005, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zis\.
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 30746, this pair ranks #308,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choisis vs choisisse
Shared letters: chios. Private to "choisis": -. Private to "choisisse": e.
"choisis" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "choisisse" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choisis" and "choisisse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "choisis" or "choisisse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "choisis" and "choisisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choisis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisis" and "choisisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choisies vs choisisse". 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 #308,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.