Which to use
“choses” is a noun and “croises” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #278
- “choses” frequency rank
- #30,966
- “croises” frequency rank
- 31244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choses | croises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chose. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes choses and croises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: choses vs croises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choses is \ʃoz\ while croises is \kʁwaz\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choses is recorded at frequency rank #278, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃoz\. croises is at rank #30,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwaz\.
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 31244, this pair ranks #305,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choses vs croises
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "choses": h. Private to "croises": ir.
"choses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "croises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choses" for "croises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "choses" vs "croises" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "choses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,009 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choses" and "croises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croises vs cruiser". 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 #305,009 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.