Which to use
“choquer” and “craquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,222
- “choquer” frequency rank
- #9,144
- “craquer” frequency rank
- 23366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choquer | craquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner un choc, heurter. | Produire un bruit sec par le frottement, par l’éclatement ou par la désorganisation de ses éléments. |
Where the eye mixes choquer and craquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between choquer and craquer
A purely visual mix-up. choquer (\ʃɔ.ke\) and craquer (\kʁa.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23366, 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\. craquer is at rank #9,144, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁa.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 23366, this pair ranks #352,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choquer vs craquer
Shared letters: ceqru. Private to "choquer": ho. Private to "craquer": a.
"choquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "craquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choquer" for "craquer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "choquer" or "craquer"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "choquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choquer" and "craquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs craquer". 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 #352,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.