Which to use
“chokes” and “cores” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,913
- “chokes” frequency rank
- #14,499
- “cores” frequency rank
- 46412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chokes | cores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of choke | plural of core |
Where the eye mixes chokes and cores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chokes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cores's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chokes with cores
A purely visual mix-up. chokes (/tʃəʊks/) and cores (/kɔːz/) 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 46412, 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/. cores is at rank #14,499, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɔːz/.
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 46412, this pair ranks #211,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chokes vs cores
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "chokes": hk. Private to "cores": r.
"chokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chokes" for "cores" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chokes" vs "cores" - 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 "chokes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,981 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chokes" and "cores" 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 #211,981 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.