Which to use
“chara” and “cobra” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,071
- “chara” frequency rank
- #14,721
- “cobra” frequency rank
- 50792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chara | cobra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A green alga of the genus Chara. | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja. |
Letter map: chara vs cobra
Shared letters muted; letters that set chara and cobra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. chara (CCVCV) and cobra (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - chara / cobra
chara and cobra 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 50792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chara is recorded at frequency rank #36,071, classified as anoun. cobra is at rank #14,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkəʊbɹə/.
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 50792, this pair ranks #171,097 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chara vs cobra
Shared letters: acr. Private to "chara": h. Private to "cobra": bo.
"chara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cobra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chara" for "cobra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chara" vs "cobra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "chara" vs "cobra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "chara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,097 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chara" and "cobra" 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 #171,097 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.