Which to use
“chairs” and “chakra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,754
- “chairs” frequency rank
- #39,699
- “chakra” frequency rank
- 76453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chairs | chakra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chair. | Région du corps dans le yoga tantrique. |
Where the eye mixes chairs and chakra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chairs (CCVVCC) and chakra (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chairs with chakra
A purely visual mix-up. chairs (\ʃɛʁ\) and chakra (\ʃa.kʁa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chairs is recorded at frequency rank #36,754, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛʁ\. chakra is at rank #39,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃa.kʁa\.
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 76453, this pair ranks #31,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chairs vs chakra
Shared letters: achr. Private to "chairs": is. Private to "chakra": k.
"chairs" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "chakra" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chairs" for "chakra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chairs" or "chakra"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chairs" and "chakra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chairs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chakra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chairs" and "chakra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caïds vs chairs". 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 #31,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.