# chai vs chef

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chai
*noun · frequency rank #19,783*
A female Romani.

### chef
*noun · IPA /ʃɛf/ · frequency rank #4,835*
The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.

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