chérie
French, noun/ʃe.ʁi/
chérie is spelled C-H-É-R-I-E (6 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chérie is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of chéri” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of chéri. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terme affectueux par lequel on s'adresse à la femme qu'on aime”.
What does chérie mean in English?
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chéri
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of chéri
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chéri
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terme affectueux par lequel on s'adresse à la femme qu'on aime.
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 chérie
- chéries plural
- chéri masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chérie?
- /ʃe.ʁi/
- \ʃe.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chérie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chérie in French?
chérie appears 15 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).