choppevsshopsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“choppe” and “shops” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,181
“choppe” frequency rank
#44,734
“shops” frequency rank
85915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choppe shops
Definition Entente, accord des salariés d’une usine, d'une entreprise, d’une profession, pour cesser leur travail jusqu’à ce qu’ils aient obtenu une augmentation de salaire ou certains autres avantages. Pluriel de shop.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set choppe and shops apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
choppe
5 ch
shops

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. choppe and shops are pronounced identically (\ʃɔp\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

choppe is recorded at frequency rank #41,181, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔp\. shops is at rank #44,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔp\.

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 85915, this pair ranks #10,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of choppe vs shops

Shared letters: hop. Private to "choppe": ce. Private to "shops": s.

"choppe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "shops" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choppecchoppe · chhoppe · chopep · chpope · cohppe · hcoppe
  • shopshsops · shhops · shopps · shopss · shosp · shpos · sohps · sshops

Frequency comparison

choppe#41,181
shops#44,734

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "choppe" and "shops" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʃɔp\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "choppe" or "shops"?
"choppe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,181 in our French list, against #44,734 for "shops". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering choppe vs shops

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “choppe” 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