Which to use
“chers” is an adjective and “créés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,521
- “chers” frequency rank
- #6,489
- “créés” frequency rank
- 10010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chers | créés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de cher. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de créer. |
Where the eye mixes chers and créés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chers and créés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chers is [ʃɛʁ] while créés is \kʁe.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chers is recorded at frequency rank #3,521, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃɛʁ]. créés is at rank #6,489, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\.
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 10010, this pair ranks #414,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chers vs créés
Shared letters: crs. Private to "chers": eh. Private to "créés": é.
"chers" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "créés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chers ← cchers · cehrs · cherrs · cherss · chesr · chhers · chres · hcers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chers" for "créés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "chers" or "créés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chers" and "créés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs créés". 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 #414,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.