Which to use
“cher” is an adjective and “Chur” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,929
- “cher” frequency rank
- #19,178
- “Chur” frequency rank
- 41107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cher | Chur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teuer, hold, lieb, wert | Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Graubünden |
Where the eye mixes cher and Chur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cher with Chur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cher is [ʃɛʁ] while Chur is [kuːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “cher” becomes u in “Chur”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41107, 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]. Chur is at rank #19,178, tagged as aname, pronounced [kuːɐ̯].
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 41107, this pair ranks #1,489,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cher vs Chur
Shared letters: chr. Private to "cher": e. Private to "Chur": u.
"cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chur" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cher" and "Chur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cher" or "Chur"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cher" and "Chur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,489,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cher" and "Chur" 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 #1,489,147 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.