# chi vs chink

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chi
*noun · IPA /kaɪ/ · frequency rank #7,660*
The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

### chink
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪŋk/ · frequency rank #46,376*
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

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