Which to use
“choque” and “chore” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,996
- “choque” frequency rank
- #12,012
- “chore” frequency rank
- 15008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choque | chore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colisão | tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina |
Where the eye mixes choque and chore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses choque with chore
A purely visual mix-up. choque (/ˈʃɔ.kɨ/) and chore (/tʃɔː/) 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 15008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choque is recorded at frequency rank #2,996, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/. chore is at rank #12,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃɔː/.
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 15008, this pair ranks #56,946 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of choque vs chore
Shared letters: ceho. Private to "choque": qu. Private to "chore": r.
"choque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "choque" and "chore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "choque" or "chore" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "choque" and "chore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,946 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choque" and "chore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chop vs chore". 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 #56,946 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.