Which to use
“choc” and “chord” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,687
- “choc” frequency rank
- #12,019
- “chord” frequency rank
- 56706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choc | chord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of chocolate. | A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously. |
Where the eye mixes choc and chord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. choc runs 4 letters (CCVC) against chord's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: choc vs chord
A purely visual mix-up. choc (/t͡ʃɒk/) and chord (/kɔːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choc is recorded at frequency rank #44,687, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɒk/. 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 56706, this pair ranks #124,310 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of choc vs chord
Shared letters: cho. Private to "choc": -. Private to "chord": dr.
"choc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chord" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "choc" and "chord" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "choc" vs "chord" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "choc" and "chord" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choc" 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 #124,310 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choc" and "chord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choc vs Clo". 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 #124,310 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.