Which to use
“chore” and “clone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,012
- “chore” frequency rank
- #13,243
- “clone” frequency rank
- 25255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chore | clone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina | reprodução fiel e idêntica de algo ou alguém real ou virtual |
Where the eye mixes chore and clone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chore and clone
A purely visual mix-up. chore (/tʃɔː/) and clone (/ˈklɔ.nɨ/) 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 25255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chore is recorded at frequency rank #12,012, classified as anoun, pronounced /tʃɔː/. clone is at rank #13,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɔ.nɨ/.
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 25255, this pair ranks #44,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chore vs clone
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "chore": hr. Private to "clone": ln.
"chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chore" for "clone" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chore" or "clone"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chore" and "clone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs clone". 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 #44,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.