Which to use
“choquer” is a verb and “coque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,222
- “choquer” frequency rank
- #7,042
- “coque” frequency rank
- 21264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choquer | coque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner un choc, heurter. | Enveloppe extérieure de l’œuf. |
Where the eye mixes choquer and coque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses choquer with coque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choquer is \ʃɔ.ke\ while coque is \kɔk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21264, 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\. 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 21264, this pair ranks #364,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choquer vs coque
Shared letters: ceoqu. Private to "choquer": hr. Private to "coque": -.
"choquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "coque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "choquer" and "coque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "choquer" or "coque"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "choquer" and "coque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choquer" and "coque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choquent vs choquer". 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 #364,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.