# chan vs chum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### chum
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʌm/ · frequency rank #29,966*
A friend; a pal.

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