Which to use
“chéri” and “chéries” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,062
- “chéri” frequency rank
- #43,843
- “chéries” frequency rank
- 49905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chéri | chéries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sincèrement aimé. | Féminin pluriel de chéri. |
Same sound, different letters: chéri vs chéries
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: chéri vs chéries
This is the hard kind. chéri and chéries are pronounced identically (\ʃe.ʁi\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “chéri” sits inside “chéries”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chéri is recorded at frequency rank #6,062, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃe.ʁi\. chéries is at rank #43,843, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃe.ʁi\.
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 49905, this pair ranks #166,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chéri vs chéries
Shared letters: chiré. Private to "chéri": -. Private to "chéries": es.
"chéri" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chéries" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chéri" for "chéries" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chéri" or "chéries"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "chéri" / "chéries". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "chéri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chéries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chéri" and "chéries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chéries vs cierges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.