Which to use
“chore” and “close” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,012
- “chore” frequency rank
- #9,457
- “close” frequency rank
- 21469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chore | close |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina | tomada realizada com um dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico em que se enche o enquadramento com o objeto filmado ou fotografado através do zum ou aproximando o dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico |
Letter map: chore vs close
Shared letters muted; letters that set chore and close apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: chore and close
chore and close are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21469, 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/. close is at rank #9,457, tagged as anoun.
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 21469, this pair ranks #48,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chore vs close
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "chore": hr. Private to "close": ls.
"chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chore" and "close" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chore" or "close"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "chore" and "close".
- Full dictionary entry for "chore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "close" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chore" and "close" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "close vs clown". 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 #48,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.