# Chen vs chief

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Chen
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛn/ · frequency rank #7,536*
A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

### chief
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃiːf/ · frequency rank #804*
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.

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