Which to use
“choux” and “coût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,540
- “choux” frequency rank
- #1,767
- “coût” frequency rank
- 13307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choux | coût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chou. | Ce qu’une chose coûte ; son prix de revient. |
Where the eye mixes choux and coût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between choux and coût
A purely visual mix-up. choux (\ʃu\) and coût (\ku\) 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 13307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choux is recorded at frequency rank #11,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃu\. coût is at rank #1,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ku\.
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 13307, this pair ranks #401,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choux vs coût
Shared letters: co. Private to "choux": hux. Private to "coût": tû.
"choux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "coût" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choux ← cchoux · chhoux · chouxx · choxu · chuox · cohux · hcoux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "choux" and "coût" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "choux" or "coût" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "choux" and "coût" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choux" and "coût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs choux". 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 #401,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.