chivscorTell them apart

Quick tell: chi is a pronoun, cor is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chi” is a pronoun and “cor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,264
“chi” frequency rank
#41,731
“cor” frequency rank
55995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chi cor
Definition wer das Herz

Letter map: chi vs cor

Shared letters muted; letters that set chi and cor apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
chi
3 ch
cor

Grammar separator: chi vs cor

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chi is apronoun and coranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chi is recorded at frequency rank #14,264, classified as apron, pronounced [ki]. cor is at rank #41,731, tagged as anoun, 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 55995, this pair ranks #957,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chi vs cor

Shared letters: c. Private to "chi": hi. Private to "cor": or.

"chi" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "cor" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chi" for "cor" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chi" is a pronoun and "cor" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "chi" or "cor" show up more?
"chi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,264 in our German list, against #41,731 for "cor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "chi" vs "cor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #957,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chi" and "cor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cor vs puzzles". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #957,678 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