Which to use
“char” is a noun and “Chur” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,983
- “char” frequency rank
- #19,178
- “Chur” frequency rank
- 51161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | char | Chur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuder, Fuhre, Karren, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Förderwagen, Hund, Hunt, Laufkatze | Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Graubünden |
Where the eye mixes char and Chur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between char and Chur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: char is [ʃaʁ] while Chur is [kuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “char” becomes u in “Chur”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51161, 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]. Chur is at rank #19,178, tagged as aname, pronounced [kuːɐ̯].
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 51161, this pair ranks #1,146,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of char vs Chur
Shared letters: chr. Private to "char": a. Private to "Chur": u.
"char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "char" and "Chur" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "char" or "Chur" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "char" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,146,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "char" and "Chur" 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 #1,146,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.