# CE vs ch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CE
*name · frequency rank #9,145*
Initialism of Common Era, Current Era, or Christian Era. Equivalent of AD. Like other era initialisms, often written in small caps.

### ch
*noun · frequency rank #7,659*
Abbreviation of chain (“a unit of measurement equal to 22 yards”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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