choquéevscoqueWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,572
“choquée” frequency rank
#7,042
“coque” frequency rank
23614
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choquée coque
Definition Une personne choquée. Enveloppe extérieure de l’œuf.

Where the eye mixes choquée and coque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
choquée
5 ch
coque

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. choquée (\ʃɔ.ke\) and coque (\kɔk\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23614, 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\. coque is at rank #7,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔk\.

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 23614, this pair ranks #351,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of choquée vs coque

Shared letters: ceoqu. Private to "choquée": . Private to "coque": -.

"choquée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV  ·  "coque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coqueccoque · coqeu · coqque · couqe · cqoue · ocque

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "choquée" and "coque" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʃɔ.ke\ versus \kɔk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "choquée" or "coque"?
"coque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,042 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list