# chara vs Chaz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chara
*noun · frequency rank #36,071*
A green alga of the genus Chara.

### Chaz
*name · IPA /t͡ʃæz/ · frequency rank #35,655*
A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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