Which to use
“charity” and “charte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,548
- “charity” frequency rank
- #2,811
- “charte” frequency rank
- 52359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charity | charte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charité. | Acte écrit public ou privé de l’époque médiévale, fait et passé devant témoins et portant le plus souvent le sceau de son auteur. |
Where the eye mixes charity and charte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. charity runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against charte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses charity with charte
A purely visual mix-up. charity (\ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti\) and charte (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charity is recorded at frequency rank #49,548, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti\. charte is at rank #2,811, 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 52359, this pair ranks #148,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of charity vs charte
Shared letters: achrt. Private to "charity": iy. Private to "charte": e.
"charity" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "charte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "charity" for "charte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "charity" or "charte"?
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 "charity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charity" and "charte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charity vs charts". 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 #148,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.