chorus

/\kɔ.ʁys\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,709

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

chorus is aFrenchnoun. It means: Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ». Pronounced \kɔ.ʁys\. Often confused with chou and crus.

Key facts for chorus
PropertyValue
Headwordchorus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʁys\
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,709
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chorus in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for chorus is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.ʁys\. Corpus data places it at rank #39,709 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for chorus, with forms such as "cchorus", "chhorus", and "chorrus". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chou", "crus", "cors", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is chorus, spelled C-H-O-R-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ».
  2. 2
    Refrain d’une chanson.
  3. 3
    Dans la musique de jazz, improvisation d’un soliste sur toute la durée ou sur une partie d’un thème.
  4. 4
    Effet audio utilisé notamment à la guitare électrique pour donner l'impression que plusieurs instruments jouent en même temps.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchorus,chhorus,chorrus,chorsu,choruss,chours,chrous,cohrus,hcorus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chorus

Misspelling Variants of "chorus"

cchorus7chhorus7chorrus7chorsu6choruss7chours6chrous6cohrus6
Misspelling Variants of "chorus"

Frequency rank: #39,709 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chorus"?
"chorus" is spelled C-H-O-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁys\.
What does "chorus" mean?
As a noun, "chorus" means: Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ».
What words are commonly confused with "chorus"?
"chorus" is commonly confused with "chou", "crus", "cors". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chorus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chorus" is \kɔ.ʁys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chorus" come from?
"chorus" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.