Which to use
“chèvre” and “chlore” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,214
- “chèvre” frequency rank
- #18,148
- “chlore” frequency rank
- 26362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chèvre | chlore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genre de mammifère de l’ordre des ruminants, à cornes creuses et persistantes et à menton garni d’une barbe. | Élément chimique de numéro atomique 17 et de symbole Cl qui fait partie des halogènes. |
Where the eye mixes chèvre and chlore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chèvre and chlore
A purely visual mix-up. chèvre (\ʃɛvʁ\) and chlore (\klɔʁ\) 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 26362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chèvre is recorded at frequency rank #8,214, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛvʁ\. chlore is at rank #18,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klɔʁ\.
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 26362, this pair ranks #335,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chèvre vs chlore
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "chèvre": vè. Private to "chlore": lo.
"chèvre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chlore" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chlore ← cchlore · chhlore · chllore · chloer · chlorre · chlroe · cholre · clhore
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chèvre" and "chlore" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chèvre" or "chlore"?
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 "chèvre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chlore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chèvre" and "chlore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chèvre vs chevreau". 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 #335,487 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.