Which to use
“choisis” is an adjective and “choisit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,741
- “choisis” frequency rank
- #4,653
- “choisit” frequency rank
- 8394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisis | choisit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de choisi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de choisir. |
Same sound, different letters: choisis vs choisit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. choisis and choisit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - choisis and choisit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: choisis 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 a single letter - s in “choisis” becomes t in “choisit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8394, 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\. 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 8394, this pair ranks #420,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choisis vs choisit
Shared letters: chios. Private to "choisis": -. Private to "choisit": t.
"choisis" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "choisit" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "choisis" 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 #420,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisis" 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 #420,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.