chorevsCHRWhich spelling fits?

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“chore” and “CHR” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,781
“chore” frequency rank
#34,825
“CHR” frequency rank
58606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chore CHR
Definition A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals. Initialism of contemporary hit radio.

Letter map: chore vs CHR

Shared letters muted; letters that set chore and CHR apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
chore
3 ch
CHR

Spelling & dictionary notes on chore vs CHR

chore and CHR are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chore is recorded at frequency rank #23,781, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɔː/. CHR is at rank #34,825, tagged as anoun.

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 58606, this pair ranks #111,476 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chore vs CHR

Shared letters: chr. Private to "chore": eo. Private to "CHR": -.

"chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "CHR" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chorecchore · chhore · choer · chorre · chroe · cohre · hcore

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chore" for "CHR" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "chore" or "CHR"?
"chore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,781 in our English list, against #34,825 for "CHR". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "chore" and "CHR". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "CHR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,476 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chore" and "CHR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs CHR". 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 #111,476 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list