Which to use
“chef” and “Chefs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,029
- “chef” frequency rank
- #8,998
- “Chefs” frequency rank
- 10027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chef | Chefs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gewerblich und versiert kochende Person | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chef |
Where the eye mixes chef and Chefs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chef vs Chefs
A purely visual mix-up. chef ([ʃɛf]) and Chefs ([ʃɛfs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “chef” sits inside “Chefs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chef is recorded at frequency rank #1,029, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɛf]. Chefs is at rank #8,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃɛfs].
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 10027, this pair ranks #1,977,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chef vs Chefs
Shared letters: cefh. Private to "chef": -. Private to "Chefs": s.
"chef" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chefs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chef" and "Chefs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chef" vs "Chefs" - which ranks higher?
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 "chef" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chefs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chef" and "Chefs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chefs vs crews". 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 #1,977,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.