Which to use
“char” is a noun and “chez” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,934
- “char” frequency rank
- #129
- “chez” frequency rank
- 7063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | char | chez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chariot élevé. | Dans la maison de, au logis de ; associé au lieu de résidence ou d'activité d'une personne. |
Where the eye mixes char and chez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses char with chez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: char is \ʃaʁ\ while chez is \ʃe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
char is recorded at frequency rank #6,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁ\. chez is at rank #129, tagged as aprep, pronounced \ʃe\.
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 7063, this pair ranks #424,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of char vs chez
Shared letters: ch. Private to "char": ar. Private to "chez": ez.
"char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "char" and "chez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "char" vs "chez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "char" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "char" and "chez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs char". 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 #424,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.