Which to use
“choqués” is an adjective and “choses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,958
- “choqués” frequency rank
- #278
- “choses” frequency rank
- 19236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choqués | choses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de choqué. | Pluriel de chose. |
Where the eye mixes choqués and choses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. choqués runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against choses's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between choqués and choses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choqués is \ʃɔ.ke\ while choses is \ʃoz\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choqués is recorded at frequency rank #18,958, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃɔ.ke\. choses is at rank #278, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\.
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 19236, this pair ranks #374,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choqués vs choses
Shared letters: chos. Private to "choqués": qué. Private to "choses": e.
"choqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choses ← cchoses · chhoses · choess · chosess · chosses · chsoes · cohses · hcoses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choqués" and "choses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "choqués" vs "choses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "choqués" and "choses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choqués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choqués" and "choses" 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 #374,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.