Which to use
“chara” and “chord” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,071
- “chara” frequency rank
- #12,019
- “chord” frequency rank
- 48090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chara | chord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A green alga of the genus Chara. | A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. |
Letter map: chara vs chord
Shared letters muted; letters that set chara and chord apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on chara vs chord
chara and chord are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chara is recorded at frequency rank #36,071, classified as anoun. chord is at rank #12,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɔːd/.
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 48090, this pair ranks #196,376 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chara vs chord
Shared letters: chr. Private to "chara": a. Private to "chord": do.
"chara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chord" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "chara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,376 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chara" and "chord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chara vs Charli". 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 #196,376 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.