Which to use
“chorus” and “cords” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,258
- “chorus” frequency rank
- #18,281
- “cords” frequency rank
- 26539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chorus | cords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song. | plural of cord |
Where the eye mixes chorus and cords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chorus runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cords's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chorus and cords
A purely visual mix-up. chorus (/ˈkɔːɹəs/) and cords (/kɔːdz/) 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 26539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chorus is recorded at frequency rank #8,258, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔːɹəs/. cords is at rank #18,281, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɔːdz/.
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 26539, this pair ranks #385,936 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chorus vs cords
Shared letters: cors. Private to "chorus": hu. Private to "cords": d.
"chorus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chorus" and "cords" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "chorus" or "cords" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chorus" and "cords" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chorus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,936 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chorus" and "cords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coms vs cords". 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 #385,936 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.