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.
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?
Which is more common, "choquée" or "croque"?
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.