ChefsvschorsConfusable pair

Quick tell: Chefs is a noun, chors is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Chefs” is a noun and “chors” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,998
“Chefs” frequency rank
#35,693
“chors” frequency rank
44691
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Chefs chors
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chef 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs chor

Letter map: Chefs vs chors

Shared letters muted; letters that set Chefs and chors apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Chefs
5 ch
chors

Grammar separator: Chefs vs chors

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Chefs is anoun and chorsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Chefs is recorded at frequency rank #8,998, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɛfs]. chors is at rank #35,693, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 44691, this pair ranks #1,377,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Chefs vs chors

Shared letters: chs. Private to "Chefs": ef. Private to "chors": or.

"Chefs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "chors" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Chefscchefs · cehfs · cheffs · chefss · chesf · chfes · chhefs · hcefs
  • chorscchors · chhors · chorrs · chorss · chosr · chros · cohrs · hcors

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Chefs" and "chors" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Chefs" is a noun and "chors" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Chefs" vs "chors" - which ranks higher?
"Chefs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,998 in our German list, against #35,693 for "chors". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Chefs" and "chors". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Chefs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,377,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Chefs" and "chors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chors vs puzzles". 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 #1,377,924 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