choisisvschosesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: choisis is a adjective, choses is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“choisis” is an adjective and “choses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,741
“choisis” frequency rank
#278
“choses” frequency rank
4019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choisis choses
Definition Masculin pluriel de choisi. Pluriel de chose.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set choisis and choses apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
choisis
6 ch
choses

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choisis is \ʃwa.zi\ while choses is \ʃoz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4019, 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\. choses is at rank #278, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\.

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 4019, this pair ranks #432,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of choisis vs choses

Shared letters: chos. Private to "choisis": i. Private to "choses": e.

"choisis" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choisiscchoisis · chhoisis · chiosis · choiiss · choisiss · choissis · chosiis · cohisis
  • chosescchoses · chhoses · choess · chosess · chosses · chsoes · cohses · hcoses

Frequency comparison

choisis#3,741
choses#278

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "choisis" and "choses" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "choisis" is an adjective and "choses" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "choisis" or "choses"?
"choses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #278 in our French list, against #3,741 for "choisis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering choisis vs choses

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “choisis”; for a noun, it's “choses”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “choisis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list