Which to use
“chartes” and “cohortes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,369
- “chartes” frequency rank
- #35,429
- “cohortes” frequency rank
- 52798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chartes | cohortes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de charte. | Pluriel de cohorte. |
Where the eye mixes chartes and cohortes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chartes runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against cohortes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chartes vs cohortes
A purely visual mix-up. chartes (\ʃaʁt\) and cohortes (\kɔ.ɔʁt\) 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 52798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chartes is recorded at frequency rank #17,369, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁt\. cohortes is at rank #35,429, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔʁt\.
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 52798, this pair ranks #145,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chartes vs cohortes
Shared letters: cehrst. Private to "chartes": a. Private to "cohortes": o.
"chartes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cohortes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chartes" for "cohortes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chartes" vs "cohortes" - 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 "chartes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cohortes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chartes" and "cohortes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cocottes vs cohortes". 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 #145,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.