Which to use
“Chefs” is a noun and “cher” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,998
- “Chefs” frequency rank
- #21,929
- “cher” frequency rank
- 30927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chefs | cher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chef | teuer, hold, lieb, wert |
Where the eye mixes Chefs and cher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Chefs vs cher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Chefs is [ʃɛfs] while cher is [ʃɛʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chefs is recorded at frequency rank #8,998, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃɛfs]. cher is at rank #21,929, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃɛʁ].
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 30927, this pair ranks #1,738,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chefs vs cher
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "Chefs": fs. Private to "cher": r.
"Chefs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Chefs" and "cher" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Chefs" or "cher" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Chefs" and "cher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chefs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,738,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chefs" and "cher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cher". 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 #1,738,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.