Which to use
“chorus” and “clous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,709
- “chorus” frequency rank
- #12,129
- “clous” frequency rank
- 51838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chorus | clous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ». | Zone protégée par des clous dans un passage clouté. |
Where the eye mixes chorus and clous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chorus vs clous
A purely visual mix-up. chorus (\kɔ.ʁys\) and clous (\klu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chorus is recorded at frequency rank #39,709, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁys\. clous is at rank #12,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klu\.
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 51838, this pair ranks #152,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chorus vs clous
Shared letters: cosu. Private to "chorus": hr. Private to "clous": l.
"chorus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clous" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chorus" and "clous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "chorus" or "clous" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chorus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chorus" and "clous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chorus vs courus". 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 #152,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.