Which to use
“cei” is an article and “chéri” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,876
- “cei” frequency rank
- #6,062
- “chéri” frequency rank
- 37938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cei | chéri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Article adjectival (ou démonstratif) nominatif et accusatif masculin pluriel, généralement traduit par « les ». | Sincèrement aimé. |
Letter map: cei vs chéri
Shared letters muted; letters that set cei and chéri apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for cei / chéri
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cei is anarticle and chérianadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cei is recorded at frequency rank #31,876, classified as anarticle. chéri is at rank #6,062, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃe.ʁi\.
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 37938, this pair ranks #258,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cei vs chéri
Shared letters: ci. Private to "cei": e. Private to "chéri": hré.
"cei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "chéri" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cei" and "chéri" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cei" or "chéri"?
What to do next
You've compared "cei" and "chéri". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chéri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cei" and "chéri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cei". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.