Which to use
“cahors” and “chorus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,917
- “cahors” frequency rank
- #39,709
- “chorus” frequency rank
- 65626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cahors | chorus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vin de la région de Cahors utilisant surtout le cépage cot que l'on nomme malbec dans le Lot. | Chœur, dans la locution « faire chorus ». |
Where the eye mixes cahors and chorus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cahors (CVCVCC) and chorus (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cahors vs chorus
A purely visual mix-up. cahors (\ka.ɔʁ\) and chorus (\kɔ.ʁys\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cahors is recorded at frequency rank #25,917, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ɔʁ\. chorus is at rank #39,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁys\.
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 65626, this pair ranks #71,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cahors vs chorus
Shared letters: chors. Private to "cahors": a. Private to "chorus": u.
"cahors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "chorus" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cahors" and "chorus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cahors" vs "chorus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cahors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chorus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cahors" and "chorus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chorus vs courus". 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 #71,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.