Which to use
“chère” and “chèvres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,764
- “chère” frequency rank
- #13,540
- “chèvres” frequency rank
- 16304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chère | chèvres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne considérée comme chère, qui est tenu avec une affectueuse haute estime ou, par ironie, à qui est adressée une forme de dédain. | Pluriel de chèvre. |
Where the eye mixes chère and chèvres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chère runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against chèvres's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chère and chèvres
A purely visual mix-up. chère (\ʃɛʁ\) and chèvres (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16304, 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\. chèvres is at rank #13,540, 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 16304, this pair ranks #388,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chère vs chèvres
Shared letters: cehrè. Private to "chère": -. Private to "chèvres": sv.
"chère" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chèvres" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chère" for "chèvres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chère" vs "chèvres" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chère" and "chèvres" 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 "chèvres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chère" and "chèvres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chevreau vs chèvres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #388,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.