caesvscherConfusable pair

Quick tell: caes is a verb, cher is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“caes” is a verb and “cher” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,986
“caes” frequency rank
#34,487
“cher” frequency rank
47473
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caes cher
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de caer o de caerse. Luna.

Letter map: caes vs cher

Shared letters muted; letters that set caes and cher apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. caes (CVVC) and cher (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
caes
4 ch
cher

Role in the sentence - caes and cher

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caes is averb and cheranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caes is recorded at frequency rank #12,986, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkaes]. cher is at rank #34,487, tagged as anoun.

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 47473, this pair ranks #119,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caes vs cher

Shared letters: ce. Private to "caes": as. Private to "cher": hr.

"caes" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caes ← aces · caess · ccaes
  • cher ← ccher · cehr · cherr · chher · chre · hcer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caes" and "cher" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caes" is a verb and "cher" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "caes" or "cher"?
"caes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,986 in our Spanish list, against #34,487 for "cher". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "caes" and "cher". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #119,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caes" and "cher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cher vs chop". 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 #119,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list