# chair vs chan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chair
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛə/ · frequency rank #2,067*
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

### 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/chair-vs-chan