# cham vs CIA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### CIA
*name · IPA /ˌsiːˌaɪˈeɪ/ · frequency rank #5,013*
Initialism of Central Intelligence Agency.

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