Which to use
“Chips” and “corps” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,741
- “Chips” frequency rank
- #13,119
- “corps” frequency rank
- 20860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chips | corps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chip | Körper, Leib |
Where the eye mixes Chips and corps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Chips vs corps
A purely visual mix-up. Chips ([t͡ʃɪps]) and corps ([kɔʁ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chips is recorded at frequency rank #7,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɪps]. corps is at rank #13,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔʁ].
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 20860, this pair ranks #1,892,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chips vs corps
Shared letters: cps. Private to "Chips": hi. Private to "corps": or.
"Chips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "corps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Chips" and "corps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Chips" or "corps"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Chips" and "corps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chips" and "corps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chorus vs corps". 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 #1,892,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.