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“chalice” and “choice” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,866
- “chalice” frequency rank
- #862
- “choice” frequency rank
- 29728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalice | choice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies. | An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. |
Where the eye mixes chalice and choice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chalice vs choice
A purely visual mix-up. chalice (/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/) and choice (/tʃɔɪs/) 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 29728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chalice is recorded at frequency rank #28,866, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪs/. choice is at rank #862, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃɔɪs/.
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 29728, this pair ranks #360,553 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalice vs choice
Shared letters: cehi. Private to "chalice": al. Private to "choice": o.
"chalice" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "choice" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chalice" for "choice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chalice" vs "choice" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chalice" and "choice" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chalice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "choice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,553 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalice" and "choice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chalice vs Clarice". 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 #360,553 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.