# cher vs chu

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cher
*adjective · IPA /ʃɛʁ/ · frequency rank #22,560*
querido, adorado:

### chu
*verb · IPA /ʃy/, /ʃːy/ · frequency rank #24,559*
particípio passado do verbo choir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cher-vs-chu