Which to use
“choses” is a noun and “closes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #278
- “choses” frequency rank
- #24,153
- “closes” frequency rank
- 24431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choses | closes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chose. | Féminin pluriel de clos. |
Where the eye mixes choses and closes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. choses and closes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between choses and closes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choses is \ʃoz\ while closes is \kloz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - h in “choses” becomes l in “closes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choses is recorded at frequency rank #278, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\. closes is at rank #24,153, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kloz\.
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 24431, this pair ranks #346,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choses vs closes
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "choses": h. Private to "closes": l.
"choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "closes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choses" and "closes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "choses" or "closes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "choses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "closes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choses" and "closes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "closes vs crosses". 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 #346,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.