Which to use
“cher” is a noun and “chez” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,487
- “cher” frequency rank
- #38,573
- “chez” frequency rank
- 73060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cher | chez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Luna. | En casa de, en su casa, donde. |
Letter map: cher vs chez
Shared letters muted; letters that set cher and chez apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cher vs chez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cher is anoun and chezapreposition. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “cher” becomes z in “chez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cher is recorded at frequency rank #34,487, classified as anoun. chez is at rank #38,573, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ʃe].
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 73060, this pair ranks #24,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cher vs chez
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "cher": r. Private to "chez": z.
"cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cher" and "chez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cher" vs "chez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cher" vs "chez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cher" 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 #24,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cher" and "chez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chez 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 #24,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.