# charmed vs chimed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### charmed
*adjective · IPA /tʃɑːmd/ · frequency rank #20,878*
Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.

### chimed
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃaɪmd/ · frequency rank #44,116*
simple past and past participle of chime

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