chez

[ʃe]

/[ʃe]/ prep

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The verdict

“chez” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,573
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En casa de, en su casa, donde.

Corpus desk

Index ES-chez · chez · Spanish

chez · rank #38,573 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,573
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chelo

Nearest frequency peer: chelo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “chez”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “chez” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chez vs chi
50% similar
chez vs cho
50% similar
chez vs chu
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chez
PropertyValue
Headwordchez
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPreposition
IPA[ʃe]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,573
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “chez”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).chezcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chelo” (#38,572), “chévere” (#38,574), “checar” (#38,571). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “chez” va en #38,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around chez (IPA [ʃe]), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #38,573 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for chez, with forms such as "cchez", "cehz", and "chezz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chi", "cho", "chu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is chez, spelled C-H-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    En casa de, en su casa, donde.
  2. 2
    En el país de, a su país.
  3. 3
    En medio de (entre)
  4. 4
    Cerca de, por (una persona). (Se puede traducir como adverbio de lugar.)
  5. 5
    Apud (en las obras de).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how chez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’air de ce pays ne lui convenait pas, il a été obligé de retourner chez lui.
  2. Il y avait telle coutume chez les Grecs.

Synonyms

parmi

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchez
  • cehz
  • chezz
  • chhez
  • chze
  • hcez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chez - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchez1cehz2chezz1chhez1chze2hcez2
Edit distance from "chez"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chez"?
"chez" is spelled C-H-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃe].
What does "chez" mean?
As a preposition, "chez" means: En casa de, en su casa, donde.
What words are commonly confused with "chez"?
"chez" is commonly confused with "chi", "cho", "chu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chez" is [ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chez" come from?
"chez" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cate#38,559bato#38,525dieu#38,651ahre#38,480

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

chelo6 variantsAmaro6 variantsfaire6 variantstung6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list