choquéevschoquerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: choquée is a noun, choquer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“choquée” is a noun and “choquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,572
“choquée” frequency rank
#14,222
“choquer” frequency rank
30794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choquée choquer
Definition Une personne choquée. Donner un choc, heurter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set choquée and choquer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
choquée
7 ch
choquer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: choquée and choquer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃɔ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

choquée is recorded at frequency rank #16,572, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɔ.ke\. choquer is at rank #14,222, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃɔ.ke\.

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 30794, this pair ranks #307,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of choquée vs choquer

Shared letters: cehoqu. Private to "choquée": é. Private to "choquer": r.

"choquée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV  ·  "choquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choquercchoquer · chhoquer · choqeur · choqquer · choquerr · choqure · chouqer · chqouer

Frequency comparison

choquée#16,572
choquer#14,222

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "choquée" and "choquer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "choquée" is a noun and "choquer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "choquée" or "choquer"?
"choquer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,222 in our French list, against #16,572 for "choquée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering choquée vs choquer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “choquée”; for a verb, it's “choquer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “choquée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list