Which to use
“cher” is an adjective and “chors” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,929
- “cher” frequency rank
- #35,693
- “chors” frequency rank
- 57622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cher | chors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teuer, hold, lieb, wert | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs chor |
Letter map: cher vs chors
Shared letters muted; letters that set cher and chors apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cher vs chors
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cher is anadjective and chorsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cher is recorded at frequency rank #21,929, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃɛʁ]. chors is at rank #35,693, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 57622, this pair ranks #894,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cher vs chors
Shared letters: chr. Private to "cher": e. Private to "chors": os.
"cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chors" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cher" for "chors" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cher" or "chors"?
What to do next
Pair "cher" vs "chors" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #894,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cher" and "chors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chors vs puzzles". 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 #894,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.