# cher vs chérir

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### cher
*adjective · IPA \ʃɛʁ\ · frequency rank #682*
Qui est chéri, tendrement aimé, auquel on tient beaucoup.

### chérir
*verb · IPA \ʃe.ʁiʁ\ · frequency rank #40,183*
Aimer tendrement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/cher-vs-cherir