# cease vs Chas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cease
*verb · IPA /sis/ · frequency rank #6,769*
To stop.

### Chas
*name · frequency rank #28,867*
A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

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