# Chad vs chef

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Chad
*noun · IPA [tʃæd] · frequency rank #26,346*
Tschad

### chef
*noun · IPA [ʃɛf] · frequency rank #1,029*
gewerblich und versiert kochende Person

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