ChörevschorusConfusable pair

Which to use

“Chöre” and “chorus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,210
“Chöre” frequency rank
#46,552
“chorus” frequency rank
67762
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Chöre chorus
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chor Gruppe von Sängern

Where the eye mixes Chöre and chorus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Chöre
6 ch
chorus

Look-alike desk: Chöre vs chorus

A purely visual mix-up. Chöre ([ˈkøːʁə]) and chorus ([ˈkɔːɹəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Chöre is recorded at frequency rank #21,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkøːʁə]. chorus is at rank #46,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔːɹəs].

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 67762, this pair ranks #529,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Chöre vs chorus

Shared letters: chr. Private to "Chöre": . Private to "chorus": osu.

"Chöre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "chorus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choruscchorus · chhorus · chorrus · chorsu · choruss · chours · chrous · cohrus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Chöre" and "chorus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːʁə] versus [ˈkɔːɹəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Chöre" or "chorus"?
"Chöre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,210 in our German list, against #46,552 for "chorus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Chöre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chorus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #529,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Chöre" and "chorus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Choral vs chorus". 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 #529,553 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