cher
French, noun/ʃɛʁ/
cher is spelled C-H-E-R (4 letters) and appears 120 times per million words in written French, the 685th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cher is a French masculine noun meaning “dear, honey, hon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chevalier”.
What does cher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedear, honey, hon
adjective
- 1
dear, beloved
- 2
expensive, costly
adverb
- 1
dearly
payer cher
- 2
slangsuper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est chéri, tendrement aimé, auquel on tient beaucoup. 2. Auquel on attache une grande importance. 3. Formule de politesse. 4. Qui a un prix élevé ; qui est coûteux.
adverb: 1. À un prix élevé. 2. Au prix de grands sacrifices. 3. Se dit pour faire entendre qu’on se vengera de quelqu’un. 4. Se bien défendre avant de succomber.
noun: 1. Chevalier.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cher
- chers plural
- chère feminine
- chères feminine plural
- Chᵉʳ canonical
- Cher.
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cher?
- /ʃɛʁ/
- [ʃæɾ]
- [ʃæː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cher in French?
cher appears 120 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).