Which to use
“chors” is a verb and “cross” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,693
- “chors” frequency rank
- #9,698
- “cross” frequency rank
- 45391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chors | cross |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs chor | diagonal in das gegnerische Feld |
Letter map: chors vs cross
Shared letters muted; letters that set chors and cross apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - chors and cross
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chors is averb and crossanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chors is recorded at frequency rank #35,693, classified as averb, pronounced […]. cross is at rank #9,698, tagged as anadv, pronounced [kʁɔs].
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 45391, this pair ranks #1,354,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chors vs cross
Shared letters: cors. Private to "chors": h. Private to "cross": -.
"chors" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "cross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chors" for "cross" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "chors" or "cross" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "chors" and "cross". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "chors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,354,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chors" and "cross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chors vs puzzles". 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 #1,354,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.