Which to use
“Chip” and “Chips” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,037
- “Chip” frequency rank
- #7,741
- “Chips” frequency rank
- 15778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chip | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elektronische Schaltung auf einem Halbleiter auf kleinstem Raum | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chip |
Where the eye mixes Chip and Chips
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Chip and Chips
A purely visual mix-up. Chip ([t͡ʃɪp]) and Chips ([t͡ʃɪps]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Chip” sits inside “Chips”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chip is recorded at frequency rank #8,037, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɪp]. Chips is at rank #7,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɪps].
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 15778, this pair ranks #1,941,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chip vs Chips
Shared letters: chip. Private to "Chip": -. Private to "Chips": s.
"Chip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Chip" for "Chips" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Chip" or "Chips"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Chip" and "Chips" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chip" and "Chips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chip vs CID". 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 #1,941,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.