Which to use
“Chance” and “Charge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #745
- “Chance” frequency rank
- #28,588
- “Charge” frequency rank
- 29333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chance | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Situation, die jemandem etwas ermöglicht, eine Möglichkeit, eine Aussicht auf etwas | ein Teilbestand an Produkten, die in einem Produktionsgang gefertigt worden sind und damit identische Merkmale in Bezug auf den Fertigungszeitpunkt und die Produktqualität aufweisen |
Where the eye mixes Chance and Charge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Chance with Charge
A purely visual mix-up. Chance ([ʃɑ̃ːs]) and Charge ([ˈʃaʁʒə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chance is recorded at frequency rank #745, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɑ̃ːs]. Charge is at rank #28,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaʁʒə].
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 29333, this pair ranks #1,768,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chance vs Charge
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "Chance": n. Private to "Charge": gr.
"Chance" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Chance" and "Charge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Chance" or "Charge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Chance" and "Charge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Charge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,768,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chance" and "Charge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Charge vs charter". 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 #1,768,771 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.