Which to use
“choisissent” and “choisissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,290
- “choisissent” frequency rank
- #10,468
- “choisissez” frequency rank
- 20758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choisissent | choisissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de choisir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de choisir. |
Where the eye mixes choisissent and choisissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. choisissent runs 11 letters (CCVVCVCCVCC) against choisissez's 10 (CCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses choisissent with choisissez
A purely visual mix-up. choisissent (\ʃwa.zis\) and choisissez (\ʃwa.zi.se\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choisissent is recorded at frequency rank #10,290, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zis\. choisissez is at rank #10,468, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃwa.zi.se\.
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 20758, this pair ranks #366,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choisissent vs choisissez
Shared letters: cehios. Private to "choisissent": nt. Private to "choisissez": z.
"choisissent" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCC · "choisissez" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choisissent ← cchoisissent · chhoisissent · chiosissent · choiisssent · choisisent · choisisesnt · choisissennt · choisissentt
- choisissez ← cchoisissez · chhoisissez · chiosissez · choiisssez · choisisesz · choisisez · choisissezz · choisissze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choisissent" and "choisissez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "choisissent" or "choisissez"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "choisissent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choisissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choisissent" and "choisissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choisissait vs choisissent". 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 #366,656 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.