chovscrowWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#30,984
“cho” frequency rank
#36,863
“crow” frequency rank
67847
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cho crow
Definition von sehr hoher Temperatur; heiß Vogel; Krähe

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cho and crow apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
cho
4 ch
crow

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cho is anadjective and crowanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67847, 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]. crow is at rank #36,863, 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 67847, this pair ranks #526,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cho vs crow

Shared letters: co. Private to "cho": h. Private to "crow": rw.

"cho" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • crowccrow · corw · croww · crrow · crwo · rcow

Frequency comparison

cho#30,984
crow#36,863

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cho" and "crow" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cho" is an adjective and "crow" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cho" or "crow"?
"cho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,984 in our German list, against #36,863 for "crow". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cho vs crow

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cho”; for a noun, it's “crow”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cho” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list