Which to use
“choquent” is a verb and “choqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,842
- “choquent” frequency rank
- #18,958
- “choqués” frequency rank
- 62800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choquent | choqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe choquer. | Masculin pluriel de choqué. |
Where the eye mixes choquent and choqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. choquent runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCC) against choqués's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between choquent and choqués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choquent is \ʃɔk\ while choqués is \ʃɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choquent is recorded at frequency rank #43,842, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃɔk\. choqués is at rank #18,958, tagged as anadj, 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 62800, this pair ranks #85,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of choquent vs choqués
Shared letters: choqu. Private to "choquent": ent. Private to "choqués": sé.
"choquent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC · "choqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choquent ← cchoquent · chhoquent · choqeunt · choqquent · choquennt · choquentt · choquetn · choqunet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choquent" and "choqués" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "choquent" vs "choqués" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "choquent" and "choqués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choquent" and "choqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choquent vs coquet". 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 #85,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.