Which to use
“cheffe” and “chèvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,879
- “cheffe” frequency rank
- #8,214
- “chèvre” frequency rank
- 40093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheffe | chèvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est à la tête d’un corps ou d’une assemblée, qui y a le premier rang et la principale autorité. | Genre de mammifère de l’ordre des ruminants, à cornes creuses et persistantes et à menton garni d’une barbe. |
Where the eye mixes cheffe and chèvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cheffe vs chèvre
A purely visual mix-up. cheffe (\ʃɛf\) and chèvre (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheffe is recorded at frequency rank #31,879, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛf\. chèvre is at rank #8,214, 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 40093, this pair ranks #243,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheffe vs chèvre
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "cheffe": f. Private to "chèvre": rvè.
"cheffe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chèvre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cheffe ← ccheffe · cehffe · chefe · chefef · chfefe · chheffe · hceffe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheffe" and "chèvre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cheffe" or "chèvre"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheffe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chèvre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheffe" and "chèvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chèvre vs chevreau". 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 #243,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.