# char vs choir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### char
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃɑː/ · frequency rank #15,585*
To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

### choir
*noun · IPA /kwaɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #8,522*
A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-choir