Which to use
“Chlor” is a noun and “Chur” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,667
- “Chlor” frequency rank
- #19,178
- “Chur” frequency rank
- 41845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chlor | Chur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 17 | Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Graubünden |
Where the eye mixes Chlor and Chur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Chlor with Chur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Chlor is [kloːɐ̯] while Chur is [kuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chlor is recorded at frequency rank #22,667, classified as anoun, pronounced [kloːɐ̯]. 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 41845, this pair ranks #1,467,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Chlor vs Chur
Shared letters: chr. Private to "Chlor": lo. Private to "Chur": u.
"Chlor" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC · "Chur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Chlor" for "Chur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Chlor" vs "Chur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Chlor" and "Chur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chlor" 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 #1,467,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chlor" and "Chur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chlor vs Chlorid". 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 #1,467,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.