ChartvscharterConfusable pair

Which to use

“Chart” and “charter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,086
“Chart” frequency rank
#40,460
“charter” frequency rank
65546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Chart charter
Definition eine Liste von Hits, die nach deren Beliebtheit sortiert ist der Charterflug (vol charter); das Charterflugzeug (avion charter)

Where the eye mixes Chart and charter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Chart
7 ch
charter

Visual trap between Chart and charter

A purely visual mix-up. Chart ([t͡ʃaʁt]) and charter ([ʃaʁ.tɛʁ]) 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) - “Chart” sits inside “charter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Chart is recorded at frequency rank #25,086, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃaʁt]. charter is at rank #40,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʁ.tɛʁ].

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 65546, this pair ranks #603,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Chart vs charter

Shared letters: achrt. Private to "Chart": -. Private to "charter": e.

"Chart" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "charter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Chartcahrt · cchart · charrt · chartt · chatr · chhart · chrat · hcart
  • chartercahrter · ccharter · charetr · charrter · charterr · chartre · chartter · chatrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Chart" and "charter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t͡ʃaʁt] versus [ʃaʁ.tɛʁ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Chart" or "charter"?
"Chart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,086 in our German list, against #40,460 for "charter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Chart" and "charter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Chart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "charter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #603,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Chart" and "charter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carte 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 #603,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list