Which to use
“chaires” is a noun and “chères” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,196
- “chaires” frequency rank
- #9,289
- “chères” frequency rank
- 47485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaires | chères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chaire. | Féminin pluriel de cher. |
Same sound, different letters: chaires vs chères
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. chaires runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against chères's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: chaires vs chères
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chaires and chères carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃɛʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaires is recorded at frequency rank #38,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛʁ\. chères is at rank #9,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃɛʁ].
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 47485, this pair ranks #186,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaires vs chères
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "chaires": ai. Private to "chères": è.
"chaires" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "chères" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chaires ← cchaires · chairess · chairres · chairse · charies · chhaires · chiares · hcaires
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chaires" and "chères" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chaires" or "chères"?
After this comparison
"chaires" and "chères" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaires" and "chères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaires vs chantres". 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 #186,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.