chore

/tʃɔː/

//tʃɔː// noun

The verdict

“chore” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,012
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina

Corpus desk

Index PT-chore · chore · Portuguese

chore · rank #12,012 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,012
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cachaça

Nearest frequency peer: cachaça (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “chore”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “chore” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chore vs cor
60% similar
chore vs coro
60% similar
chore vs core
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chore
PropertyValue
Headwordchore
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tʃɔː/
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,012
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chore”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).chorecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cachaça” (#12,007), “belga” (#12,004), “competitivo” (#12,021). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chore” fica em #12,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around chore (IPA /tʃɔː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,012 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for chore, with forms such as "cchore", "chhore", and "choer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "coro", "core", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is chore, spelled C-H-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchore
  • chhore
  • choer
  • chorre
  • chroe
  • cohre
  • hcore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chore - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cchore1chhore1choer2chorre1chroe2cohre2hcore2
Edit distance from "chore"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chore"?
"chore" is spelled C-H-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tʃɔː/.
What does "chore" mean?
As a noun, "chore" means: tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina
What words are commonly confused with "chore"?
"chore" is commonly confused with "cor", "coro", "core". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chore" is /tʃɔː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chore" come from?
"chore" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list