# chorus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔːɹəs/ · frequency rank #8,258

## Definitions
1. A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
2. A song performed by the singers of such a group.
3. An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.
4. A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
5. A group of people in a performance who recite together.
6. An instance of singing by a group of people.
7. A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
8. The noise or sound made by such a group.
9. A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
10. The opinion expressed by such a group.
11. A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
12. A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.
13. The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.
14. A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.
15. A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
16. A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.
17. The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

## Etymology
The noun is borrowed from Medieval Latin chorus (“church choir”), Latin chorus (“group of dancers and singers; dance”), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”); The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of choir, chore, and hora.

## Easily confused with
- **chou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-chou)
- **Chris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-chris)
- **corps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-corps)
- **Cyrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-cyrus)
- **cores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-cores)
- **cords** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-cords)
- **Coors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-coors)
- **Cyprus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-cyprus)
- **corpus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-corpus)
- **citrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-citrus)
- **cirrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chorus-vs-cirrus)
- **chord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chord-vs-chorus)
- **chops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chops-vs-chorus)
- **chore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-chorus)
- **charms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charms-vs-chorus)
- **choral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choral-vs-chorus)
- **chokes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chokes-vs-chorus)
- **cherub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cherub-vs-chorus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cchorus`, `chhorus`, `chorrus`, `chorsu`, `choruss`, `chours`, `chrous`, `cohrus`, `hcorus`

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