Which to use
“charge” and “charme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #786
- “charge” frequency rank
- #3,444
- “charme” frequency rank
- 4230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charge | charme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui pèse. | Qualités aimables, attraits, séduction ou ascendant qu’exercent sur l’imagination les objets qui la frappent vivement et qui produisent sur elle l’admiration, l’enthousiasme. |
Where the eye mixes charge and charme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between charge and charme
A purely visual mix-up. charge (\ʃaʁʒ\) and charme (\ʃaʁm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “charge” becomes m in “charme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charge is recorded at frequency rank #786, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁʒ\. charme is at rank #3,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁm\.
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 4230, this pair ranks #432,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of charge vs charme
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "charge": g. Private to "charme": m.
"charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "charme" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "charge" and "charme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "charge" or "charme"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "charge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charge" and "charme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charme vs charmée". 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 #432,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.