Which to use
“charte” and “chaume” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,811
- “charte” frequency rank
- #35,424
- “chaume” frequency rank
- 38235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charte | chaume |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte écrit public ou privé de l’époque médiévale, fait et passé devant témoins et portant le plus souvent le sceau de son auteur. | Tige herbacée, creuse, simple, garnie de nœuds, qui est propre aux graminées, telles que le blé, l’avoine, etc. |
Where the eye mixes charte and chaume
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses charte with chaume
A purely visual mix-up. charte (\ʃaʁt\) and chaume (\ʃom\) 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 38235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charte is recorded at frequency rank #2,811, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁt\. chaume is at rank #35,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃom\.
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 38235, this pair ranks #256,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of charte vs chaume
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "charte": rt. Private to "chaume": mu.
"charte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chaume" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "charte" for "chaume" ever safe?
Which is more common, "charte" or "chaume"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "charte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaume" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charte" and "chaume" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charmée vs chaume". 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 #256,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.