chère
French, noun/ʃɛʁ/
chère is spelled C-H-È-R-E (5 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written French, the 2,767th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chère is a French feminine noun meaning “visage, face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of cher. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne considérée comme chère, qui est tenu avec une affectueuse haute estime ou, par ironie, à qui est…”.
What does chère mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletevisage, face
- 2
archaicfemininefare, food, cheer
la bonne chère
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of cher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne considérée comme chère, qui est tenu avec une affectueuse haute estime ou, par ironie, à qui est adressée une forme de dédain. 2. Visage. 3. Bon accueil, réception caressante. 4. Tout ce qui regarde la quantité, la qualité, la délicatesse des mets et la manière de les apprêter.
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 chère
- chères plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chère?
- /ʃɛʁ/
- \ʃɛʁ\
- [ʃɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chère in French?
chère appears 29 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).