# chore

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃɔː/ · frequency rank #23,781

## Definitions
1. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
2. A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.

## Etymology
From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”).
Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.

## Easily confused with
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cor)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-coe)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-chr)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-come)
- **code** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-code)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-core)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cure)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-corn)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cole)
- **coke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-coke)
- **cope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cope)
- **cord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cord)
- **cone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cone)
- **cork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cork)
- **cove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cove)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cory)
- **chow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-chow)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cora)
- **chou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-chou)
- **cote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cote)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cchore`, `chhore`, `choer`, `chorre`, `chroe`, `cohre`, `hcore`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chore