Which to use
“choisissait” and “choisissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,179
- “choisissait” frequency rank
- #10,290
- “choisissent” frequency rank
- 50469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisissait | choisissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de choisir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes choisissait and choisissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. choisissait (CCVVCVCCVVC) and choisissent (CCVVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between choisissait and choisissent
A purely visual mix-up. choisissait (\ʃwa.zi.sɛ\) and choisissent (\ʃwa.zis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50469, 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\. choisissent is at rank #10,290, 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 50469, this pair ranks #162,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choisissait vs choisissent
Shared letters: chiost. Private to "choisissait": a. Private to "choisissent": en.
"choisissait" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVVC · "choisissent" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choisissait ← cchoisissait · chhoisissait · chiosissait · choiisssait · choisisait · choisisasit · choisissaitt · choisissati
- choisissent ← cchoisissent · chhoisissent · chiosissent · choiisssent · choisisent · choisisesnt · choisissennt · choisissentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choisissait" for "choisissent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "choisissait" or "choisissent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "choisissait" and "choisissent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choisissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisissait" and "choisissent" 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 #162,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.