Which to use
“cher” and “clear” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,929
- “cher” frequency rank
- #27,240
- “clear” frequency rank
- 49169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cher | clear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | teuer, hold, lieb, wert | klar |
Where the eye mixes cher and clear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. cher ([ʃɛʁ]) and clear ([klɪə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49169, 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]. clear is at rank #27,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced [klɪə].
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 49169, this pair ranks #1,221,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cher vs clear
Shared letters: cer. Private to "cher": h. Private to "clear": al.
"cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clear" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC