# chains vs chan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chains
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃeɪnz/ · frequency rank #5,944*
plural of chain

### chan
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃæn/ · frequency rank #7,105*
An IRC channel.

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