# cham vs champ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cham
*noun · IPA /kæm/ · frequency rank #41,041*
Archaic spelling of khan.

### champ
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃæmp/ · frequency rank #8,254*
Clipping of champion.

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