chorsvscordWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: chors is a verb, cord is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chors” is a verb and “cord” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,693
“chors” frequency rank
#36,862
“cord” frequency rank
72555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chors cord
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs chor längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chors and cord apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
chors
4 ch
cord

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chors is averb and cordanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chors is recorded at frequency rank #35,693, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 72555, this pair ranks #385,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chors vs cord

Shared letters: cor. Private to "chors": hs. Private to "cord": d.

"chors" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "cord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chorscchors · chhors · chorrs · chorss · chosr · chros · cohrs · hcors
  • cordccord · codr · cordd · corrd · crod · ocrd

Frequency comparison

chors#35,693
cord#36,862

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chors" and "cord" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chors" is a verb and "cord" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "chors" or "cord"?
"chors" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,693 in our German list, against #36,862 for "cord". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering chors vs cord

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “chors”; for a noun, it's “cord”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chors” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list