# chemo vs chums

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chemo
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːməʊ/ · frequency rank #20,880*
Clipping of chemotherapy.

### chums
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʌmz/ · frequency rank #46,980*
plural of chum

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chemo-vs-chums