Which to use
“cem” is a noun and “chez” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,608
- “cem” frequency rank
- #30,730
- “chez” frequency rank
- 71338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cem | chez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cemetery | At the home of. |
Letter map: cem vs chez
Shared letters muted; letters that set cem and chez apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - cem and chez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cem is anoun and chezapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cem is recorded at frequency rank #40,608, classified as anoun. chez is at rank #30,730, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ʃeɪ/.
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 71338, this pair ranks #47,120 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cem vs chez
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cem": m. Private to "chez": hz.
"cem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "chez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chez ← cchez · cehz · chezz · chhez · chze · hcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cem" for "chez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cem" vs "chez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cem" vs "chez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,120 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cem" and "chez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cem vs CGT". 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 #47,120 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.