chovsChöreTell them apart

Quick tell: cho is a adjective, Chöre is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cho” is an adjective and “Chöre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,984
“cho” frequency rank
#21,210
“Chöre” frequency rank
52194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cho Chöre
Definition von sehr hoher Temperatur; heiß Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chor

Where the eye mixes cho and Chöre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
cho
5 ch
Chöre

Why the eye confuses cho with Chöre

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cho is [ʃo] while Chöre is [ˈkøːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cho is recorded at frequency rank #30,984, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃo]. Chöre is at rank #21,210, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːʁə].

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 52194, this pair ranks #1,106,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cho vs Chöre

Shared letters: ch. Private to "cho": o. Private to "Chöre": erö.

"cho" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "Chöre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cho" for "Chöre" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cho" is an adjective and "Chöre" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "cho" or "Chöre" show up more?
"Chöre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,210 in our German list, against #30,984 for "cho". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Chöre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,106,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cho" and "Chöre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCS vs cho". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,106,388 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