# chick vs chicken

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chick
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪk/ · frequency rank #6,223*
A young bird.

### chicken
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/ · frequency rank #2,334*
A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

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