Which to use
“choquer” is a verb and “choqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,222
- “choquer” frequency rank
- #18,958
- “choqués” frequency rank
- 33180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choquer | choqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner un choc, heurter. | Masculin pluriel de choqué. |
Same sound, different letters: choquer vs choqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - choquer and choqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: choquer and choqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃɔ.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 33180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choquer is recorded at frequency rank #14,222, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃɔ.ke\. 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 33180, this pair ranks #292,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choquer vs choqués
Shared letters: choqu. Private to "choquer": er. Private to "choqués": sé.
"choquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "choqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choquer ← cchoquer · chhoquer · choqeur · choqquer · choquerr · choqure · chouqer · chqouer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choquer" and "choqués" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "choquer" vs "choqués" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "choquer" 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 #292,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choquer" and "choqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choqués vs conques". 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 #292,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.