Which to use
“Chips” and “clip” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,741
- “Chips” frequency rank
- #10,444
- “clip” frequency rank
- 18185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chips | clip |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chip | Klips, Clips, Clip, Klipp |
Where the eye mixes Chips and clip
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Chips with clip
A purely visual mix-up. Chips ([t͡ʃɪps]) and clip ([klip]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chips is recorded at frequency rank #7,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɪps]. clip is at rank #10,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klip].
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 18185, this pair ranks #1,920,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chips vs clip
Shared letters: cip. Private to "Chips": hs. Private to "clip": l.
"Chips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "clip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Chips" and "clip" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Chips" or "clip"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Chips" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clip" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chips" and "clip" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clair vs clip". 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 #1,920,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.