Which to use
“chokes” and “cooker” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,913
- “chokes” frequency rank
- #18,522
- “cooker” frequency rank
- 50435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chokes | cooker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of choke | A cookstove. |
Where the eye mixes chokes and cooker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chokes (CCVCVC) and cooker (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chokes with cooker
A purely visual mix-up. chokes (/tʃəʊks/) and cooker (/ˈkʊkɚ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chokes is recorded at frequency rank #31,913, classified as anoun, pronounced /tʃəʊks/. cooker is at rank #18,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkʊkɚ/.
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 50435, this pair ranks #174,279 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chokes vs cooker
Shared letters: ceko. Private to "chokes": hs. Private to "cooker": r.
"chokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cooker" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chokes" for "cooker" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chokes" or "cooker"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chokes" and "cooker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cooker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,279 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chokes" and "cooker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chokes vs Croker". 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 #174,279 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.