charmervschartedWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: charmer is a noun, charted is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“charmer” is a noun and “charted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,043
“charmer” frequency rank
#30,359
“charted” frequency rank
71402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature charmer charted
Definition A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie. Containing charts.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set charmer and charted apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
charmer
7 ch
charted

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: charmer is anoun and chartedanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

charmer is recorded at frequency rank #41,043, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/. charted is at rank #30,359, tagged as anadj.

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 71402, this pair ranks #46,884 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of charmer vs charted

Shared letters: acehr. Private to "charmer": m. Private to "charted": dt.

"charmer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "charted" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • charmercahrmer · ccharmer · chamrer · charemr · charmerr · charmmer · charmre · charrmer
  • chartedcahrted · ccharted · charetd · charrted · chartde · chartedd · chartted · chatred

Frequency comparison

charmer#41,043
charted#30,359

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "charmer" and "charted" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "charmer" is a noun and "charted" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "charmer" or "charted"?
"charted" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,359 in our English list, against #41,043 for "charmer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering charmer vs charted

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “charmer”; for an adjective, it's “charted”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “charmer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list