Which to use
“chez” is a preposition and “Cré” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #129
- “chez” frequency rank
- #40,203
- “Cré” frequency rank
- 40332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chez | Cré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans la maison de, au logis de ; associé au lieu de résidence ou d'activité d'une personne. | Ancien nom de la commune française Cré-sur-Loir. |
Where the eye mixes chez and Cré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chez is \ʃe\ while Cré is \kʁe\. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chez is recorded at frequency rank #129, classified as aprep, pronounced \ʃe\. Cré is at rank #40,203, tagged as aname, pronounced \kʁe\.
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 40332, this pair ranks #241,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chez vs Cré
Shared letters: c. Private to "chez": ehz. Private to "Cré": ré.
"chez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Cré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chez ← cchez · cehz · chezz · chhez · chze · hcez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chez" and "Cré" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chez" or "Cré"?
What to do next
You've compared "chez" and "Cré". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "chez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chez" and "Cré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cré". 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
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