Which to use
“choqués” is an adjective and “croque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,958
- “choqués” frequency rank
- #18,703
- “croque” frequency rank
- 37661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choqués | croque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de choqué. | Croque-monsieur. |
Where the eye mixes choqués and croque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. choqués runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against croque's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: choqués vs croque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choqués is \ʃɔ.ke\ while croque is \kʁɔk\. 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 37661, 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\. croque is at rank #18,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\.
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 37661, this pair ranks #260,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choqués vs croque
Shared letters: coqu. Private to "choqués": hsé. Private to "croque": er.
"choqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- croque ← ccroque · corque · croqeu · croqque · crouqe · crqoue · crroque · rcoque
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choqués" for "croque" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "choqués" or "croque" show up more?
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 "choqués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choqués" and "croque" 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 #260,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.