Which to use
“char” and “Charge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,983
- “char” frequency rank
- #28,588
- “Charge” frequency rank
- 60571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | char | Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuder, Fuhre, Karren, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Förderwagen, Hund, Hunt, Laufkatze | 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 char and Charge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: char vs Charge
A purely visual mix-up. char ([ʃaʁ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “char” sits inside “Charge”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
char is recorded at frequency rank #31,983, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʁ]. 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 60571, this pair ranks #782,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of char vs Charge
Shared letters: achr. Private to "char": -. Private to "Charge": eg.
"char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "char" for "Charge" ever safe?
Which is more common, "char" or "Charge"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "char" and "Charge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "char" 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 #782,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "char" and "Charge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs char". 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 #782,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.