Which to use
“Chor” and “cord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,714
- “Chor” frequency rank
- #36,862
- “cord” frequency rank
- 40576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chor | cord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble von Sängern, das gemeinsam Chorwerke vorträgt | längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird |
Where the eye mixes Chor and cord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Chor vs cord
A purely visual mix-up. Chor ([koːɐ̯]) and cord ([kɔː(r)d]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chor is recorded at frequency rank #3,714, classified as anoun, pronounced [koːɐ̯]. cord is at rank #36,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔː(r)d].
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 40576, this pair ranks #1,504,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Chor vs cord
Shared letters: cor. Private to "Chor": h. Private to "cord": d.
"Chor" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Chor" for "cord" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Chor" vs "cord" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Chor" and "cord" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,504,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chor" and "cord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cord". 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 #1,504,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.