chorarvschoreConfusable pair

Quick tell: chorar is a verb, chore is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chorar” is a verb and “chore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,563
“chorar” frequency rank
#12,012
“chore” frequency rank
14575
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chorar chore
Definition derramar lágrimas por dor ou tristeza tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina

Letter map: chorar vs chore

Shared letters muted; letters that set chorar and chore apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
chorar
5 ch
chore

Role in the sentence - chorar and chore

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chorar is averb and choreanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chorar is recorded at frequency rank #2,563, classified as averb. 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 14575, this pair ranks #57,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of chorar vs chore

Shared letters: chor. Private to "chorar": a. Private to "chore": e.

"chorar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chorarcchorar · chhorar · choarr · chorarr · chorra · chorrar · chroar · cohrar
  • chorecchore · chhore · choer · chorre · chroe · cohre · hcore

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "chorar" and "chore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chorar" is a verb and "chore" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "chorar" or "chore"?
"chorar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,563 in our Portuguese list, against #12,012 for "chore". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "chorar" and "chore". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chorar" 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 #57,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chorar" 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 #57,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list