Which to use
“Chara” is a name and “chère” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,702
- “Chara” frequency rank
- #2,764
- “chère” frequency rank
- 44466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chara | chère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constellation sous la queue de la Grande Ourse. | Personne considérée comme chère, qui est tenu avec une affectueuse haute estime ou, par ironie, à qui est adressée une forme de dédain. |
Letter map: Chara vs chère
Shared letters muted; letters that set Chara and chère apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Chara vs chère
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Chara is aname and chèreanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chara is recorded at frequency rank #41,702, classified as aname. chère is at rank #2,764, tagged as anoun, 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 44466, this pair ranks #210,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Chara vs chère
Shared letters: chr. Private to "Chara": a. Private to "chère": eè.
"Chara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chère" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Chara ← cahra · cchara · chaar · charra · chhara · chraa · hcara
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Chara" and "chère" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Chara" vs "chère" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Chara" vs "chère" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chara" and "chère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs Chara". 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 #210,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.