choquéevscroqueConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,572
“choquée” frequency rank
#18,703
“croque” frequency rank
35275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature choquée croque
Definition Une personne choquée. Croque-monsieur.

Where the eye mixes choquée and croque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. choquée runs 7 letters (CCVCVVV) against croque's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
choquée
6 ch
croque

Visual trap between choquée and croque

A purely visual mix-up. choquée (\ʃɔ.ke\) and croque (\kʁɔk\) 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 35275, 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\. croque is at rank #18,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\.

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 35275, this pair ranks #277,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of choquée vs croque

Shared letters: ceoqu. Private to "choquée": hé. Private to "croque": r.

"choquée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV  ·  "croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • croque ← ccroque · corque · croqeu · croqque · crouqe · crqoue · crroque · rcoque

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "choquée" and "croque" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʃɔ.ke\ versus \kʁɔk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "choquée" or "croque"?
"choquée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,572 in our French list, against #18,703 for "croque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "choquée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "croque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #277,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "choquée" and "croque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choquée vs claquée". 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 #277,928 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list