Which to use
“cher” is an adjective and “CHR” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #682
- “cher” frequency rank
- #30,945
- “CHR” frequency rank
- 31627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cher | CHR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est chéri, tendrement aimé, auquel on tient beaucoup. | Centre hospitalier régional (en France). |
Letter map: cher vs CHR
Shared letters muted; letters that set cher and CHR apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cher vs CHR
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cher is anadjective and CHRanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cher is recorded at frequency rank #682, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃɛʁ\. CHR is at rank #30,945, tagged as anoun.
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 31627, this pair ranks #302,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cher vs CHR
Shared letters: chr. Private to "cher": e. Private to "CHR": -.
"cher" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "CHR" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cher ← ccher · cehr · cherr · chher · chre · hcer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cher" and "CHR" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cher" vs "CHR" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cher" vs "CHR" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CHR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cher" and "CHR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CHR vs ciro". 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 #302,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.