# chief vs CIF

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### CIF
*name · frequency rank #41,048*
Initialism of California Interscholastic Federation.

## Source
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