Which to use
“choisissait” and “choisissant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,179
- “choisissait” frequency rank
- #15,834
- “choisissant” frequency rank
- 56013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisissait | choisissant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de choisir. | Participe présent de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes choisissait and choisissant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. choisissait (CCVVCVCCVVC) and choisissant (CCVVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses choisissait with choisissant
A purely visual mix-up. choisissait (\ʃwa.zi.sɛ\) and choisissant (\ʃwa.zi.sɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “choisissait” becomes n in “choisissant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisissait is recorded at frequency rank #40,179, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zi.sɛ\. choisissant is at rank #15,834, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zi.sɑ̃\.
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 56013, this pair ranks #123,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choisissait vs choisissant
Shared letters: achiost. Private to "choisissait": -. Private to "choisissant": n.
"choisissait" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVVC · "choisissant" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choisissait ← cchoisissait · chhoisissait · chiosissait · choiisssait · choisisait · choisisasit · choisissaitt · choisissati
- choisissant ← cchoisissant · chhoisissant · chiosissant · choiisssant · choisisant · choisisasnt · choisissannt · choisissantt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "choisissait" and "choisissant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "choisissait" or "choisissant"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "choisissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisissant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisissait" and "choisissant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choisirait vs choisissait". 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 #123,770 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.