Which to use
“charges” and “chartes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,465
- “charges” frequency rank
- #17,369
- “chartes” frequency rank
- 19834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charges | chartes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de charge. | Pluriel de charte. |
Where the eye mixes charges and chartes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses charges with chartes
A purely visual mix-up. charges (\ʃaʁʒ\) and chartes (\ʃaʁt\) 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 “charges” becomes t in “chartes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charges is recorded at frequency rank #2,465, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁʒ\. chartes is at rank #17,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁt\.
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 19834, this pair ranks #371,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of charges vs chartes
Shared letters: acehrs. Private to "charges": g. Private to "chartes": t.
"charges" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "chartes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "charges" and "chartes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "charges" vs "chartes" - 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 "charges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chartes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charges" and "chartes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charmée vs chartes". 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 #371,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.