Which to use
“char” and “charme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,983
- “char” frequency rank
- #8,036
- “charme” frequency rank
- 40019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | char | charme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuder, Fuhre, Karren, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Förderwagen, Hund, Hunt, Laufkatze | Anmut, Charme, Liebreiz, Zauber |
Where the eye mixes char and charme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: char vs charme
A purely visual mix-up. char ([ʃaʁ]) and charme ([ʃaʁm]) 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 “charme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40019, 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]. charme is at rank #8,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʁm].
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 40019, this pair ranks #1,520,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of char vs charme
Shared letters: achr. Private to "char": -. Private to "charme": em.
"char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "charme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "char" for "charme" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "char" or "charme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "char" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,520,285 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "char" and "charme" 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 #1,520,285 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.