Which to use
“chaires” and “chèvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,196
- “chaires” frequency rank
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- 51736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaires | chèvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chaire. | Pluriel de chèvre. |
Where the eye mixes chaires and chèvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chaires (CCVVCVC) and chèvres (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between chaires and chèvres
A purely visual mix-up. chaires (\ʃɛʁ\) and chèvres (\ʃɛvʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51736, 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\. chèvres is at rank #13,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛvʁ\.
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 51736, this pair ranks #152,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaires vs chèvres
Shared letters: cehrs. Private to "chaires": ai. Private to "chèvres": vè.
"chaires" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chaires ← cchaires · chairess · chairres · chairse · charies · chhaires · chiares · hcaires
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chaires" for "chèvres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chaires" vs "chèvres" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaires" and "chèvres" 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 #152,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.