Which to use
“chance” and “charge” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #548
- “chance” frequency rank
- #1,012
- “charge” frequency rank
- 1560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chance | charge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An opportunity or possibility. | The amount of money levied for a service. |
Where the eye mixes chance and charge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. chance (/t͡ʃæns/) and charge (/t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chance is recorded at frequency rank #548, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃæns/. charge is at rank #1,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ/.
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 1560, this pair ranks #527,175 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chance vs charge
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "chance": n. Private to "charge": gr.
"chance" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV