Which to use
“chargea” and “chargeait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,755
- “chargea” frequency rank
- #43,334
- “chargeait” frequency rank
- 80089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chargea | chargeait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe charger. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe charger. |
Where the eye mixes chargea and chargeait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chargea vs chargeait
A purely visual mix-up. chargea (\ʃaʁ.ʒa\) and chargeait (\ʃaʁ.ʒɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “chargea” sits inside “chargeait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chargea is recorded at frequency rank #36,755, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒa\. chargeait is at rank #43,334, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒɛ\.
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 80089, this pair ranks #21,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chargea vs chargeait
Shared letters: aceghr. Private to "chargea": -. Private to "chargeait": it.
"chargea" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "chargeait" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chargea" and "chargeait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chargea" vs "chargeait" - which ranks higher?
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 "chargea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chargeait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chargea" and "chargeait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chargea 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 #21,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.