Which to use
“choc” and “cob” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,687
- “choc” frequency rank
- #27,404
- “cob” frequency rank
- 72091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choc | cob |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of chocolate. | A corncob. |
Where the eye mixes choc and cob
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. choc runs 4 letters (CCVC) against cob's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: choc vs cob
A purely visual mix-up. choc (/t͡ʃɒk/) and cob (/kɑb/) 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 72091, 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/. cob is at rank #27,404, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɑb/.
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 72091, this pair ranks #44,264 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of choc vs cob
Shared letters: co. Private to "choc": h. Private to "cob": b.
"choc" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cob" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- choc ← cchoc · chco · chhoc · chocc · cohc · hcoc
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "choc" and "cob" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "choc" vs "cob" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "choc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cob" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,264 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choc" and "cob" 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 #44,264 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.