Which to use
“chore” and “crone” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,781
- “chore” frequency rank
- #47,002
- “crone” frequency rank
- 70783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chore | crone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals. | An old woman. |
Where the eye mixes chore and crone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chore and crone follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between chore and crone
A purely visual mix-up. chore (/t͡ʃɔː/) and crone (/kɹoʊn/) 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 70783, 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/. crone is at rank #47,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹoʊn/.
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 70783, this pair ranks #49,187 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chore vs crone
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "chore": h. Private to "crone": n.
"chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chore" and "crone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chore" or "crone"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "chore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,187 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chore" and "crone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Croat vs crone". 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 #49,187 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.