Which to use
“chez” is a preposition and “chi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,461
- “chez” frequency rank
- #14,264
- “chi” frequency rank
- 54725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chez | chi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in den (Wohn- oder Arbeits-)räumen von | wer |
Where the eye mixes chez and chi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chez and chi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chez is [ʃe] while chi is [ki]. 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 (preposition vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chez is recorded at frequency rank #40,461, classified as aprep, pronounced [ʃe]. chi is at rank #14,264, tagged as apron, pronounced [ki].
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 54725, this pair ranks #1,007,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chez vs chi
Shared letters: ch. Private to "chez": ez. Private to "chi": i.
"chez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chi" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chez ← cchez · cehz · chezz · chhez · chze · hcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chez" for "chi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chez" or "chi"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chez" and "chi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,007,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chez" and "chi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chez vs cz". 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 #1,007,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.