Which to use
“chère” and “chèvre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,764
- “chère” frequency rank
- #8,214
- “chèvre” frequency rank
- 10978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chère | chèvre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne considérée comme chère, qui est tenu avec une affectueuse haute estime ou, par ironie, à qui est adressée une forme de dédain. | Genre de mammifère de l’ordre des ruminants, à cornes creuses et persistantes et à menton garni d’une barbe. |
Where the eye mixes chère and chèvre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chère and chèvre
A purely visual mix-up. chère (\ʃɛʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chère is recorded at frequency rank #2,764, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃɛʁ\. 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 10978, this pair ranks #410,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chère vs chèvre
Shared letters: cehrè. Private to "chère": -. Private to "chèvre": v.
"chère" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chèvre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chère" for "chèvre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chère" vs "chèvre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chère" and "chèvre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chère" 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 #410,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chère" and "chèvre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chèvre vs chevreau". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #410,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.