ChörevschromeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,210
“Chöre” frequency rank
#12,886
“chrome” frequency rank
34096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Chöre chrome
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chor Chrom

Where the eye mixes Chöre and chrome

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Chöre
6 ch
chrome

Visual trap between Chöre and chrome

A purely visual mix-up. Chöre ([ˈkøːʁə]) and chrome ([krəʊm]) 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 34096, 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]. chrome is at rank #12,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced [krəʊm].

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 34096, this pair ranks #1,671,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Chöre vs chrome

Shared letters: cehr. Private to "Chöre": ö. Private to "chrome": mo.

"Chöre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "chrome" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chromecchrome · chhrome · chorme · chrmoe · chroem · chromme · chrrome · crhome

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Chöre" for "chrome" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkøːʁə] versus [krəʊm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Chöre" or "chrome" show up more?
"chrome" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,886 in our German list, against #21,210 for "Chöre". 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 "chrome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,671,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Chöre" and "chrome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chöre 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 #1,671,092 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