choice

/t͡ʃɔɪs/

//t͡ʃɔɪs// noun

The verdict

“choice” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,815
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - escolha

Corpus desk

Index PT-choice · choice · Portuguese

choice · rank #9,815 · 8 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,815
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH calcinha

Nearest frequency peer: calcinha (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “choice”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “choice” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

choice vs chore
67% similar
choice vs coice
83% similar
choice vs choque
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for choice
PropertyValue
Headwordchoice
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/t͡ʃɔɪs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,815
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “choice”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.choicecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “calcinha” (#9,810), “bênção” (#9,809), “comunismo” (#9,821). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “choice” fica em #9,815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around choice (IPA /t͡ʃɔɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,815 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "escolha".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for choice, with forms such as "cchoice", "chhoice", and "chioce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "chore", "coice", "choque", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is choice, spelled C-H-O-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    escolha

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchoice
  • chhoice
  • chioce
  • chocie
  • choicce
  • choiec
  • cohice
  • hcoice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of choice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchoice1chhoice1chioce2chocie2choicce1choiec2cohice2hcoice2
Edit distance from "choice"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "choice"?
"choice" is spelled C-H-O-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃɔɪs/.
What does "choice" mean?
As a noun, "choice" means: escolha
What words are commonly confused with "choice"?
"choice" is commonly confused with "chore", "coice", "choque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "choice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "choice" is /t͡ʃɔɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "choice" come from?
"choice" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "choice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list