Which to use
“chez” is a preposition and “CPE” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #129
- “chez” frequency rank
- #13,762
- “CPE” frequency rank
- 13891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chez | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans la maison de, au logis de ; associé au lieu de résidence ou d'activité d'une personne. | Fonctionnaire de l’Éducation nationale exerçant dans les collèges et les lycées dont les responsabilités relèvent essentiellement du domaine de la « vie scolaire ». |
Where the eye mixes chez and CPE
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chez vs CPE
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chez is \ʃe\ while CPE is \se.pe.ø\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chez is recorded at frequency rank #129, classified as aprep, pronounced \ʃe\. CPE is at rank #13,762, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.pe.ø\.
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 13891, this pair ranks #399,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chez vs CPE
Shared letters: ce. Private to "chez": hz. Private to "CPE": p.
"chez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "CPE" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chez ← cchez · cehz · chezz · chhez · chze · hcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chez" and "CPE" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chez" vs "CPE" - which ranks higher?
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 "chez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CPE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chez" and "CPE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CPE". 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 #399,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.