chovschoriWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: cho is a intj, chori is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cho” is an intj and “chori” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,095
“cho” frequency rank
#44,044
“chori” frequency rank
58139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cho chori
Definition Interjección para hacer que se detenga un animal, particularmente uno de tiro. Chorizo.

Where the eye mixes cho and chori

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
cho
5 ch
chori

Look-alike desk: cho vs chori

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cho is [ˈt͡ʃo] while chori is [ˈt͡ʃoɾi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cho” sits inside “chori”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cho is recorded at frequency rank #14,095, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃo]. chori is at rank #44,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃoɾi].

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 58139, this pair ranks #67,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cho vs chori

Shared letters: cho. Private to "cho": -. Private to "chori": ir.

"cho" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "chori" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • choricchori · chhori · choir · chorri · chroi · cohri · hcori

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cho" and "chori" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cho" is an intj and "chori" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cho" vs "chori" - which ranks higher?
"cho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,095 in our Spanish list, against #44,044 for "chori". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cho" and "chori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chop vs chori". 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 #67,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list