# chime vs chimney

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chime
*noun · IPA /tʃaɪm/ · frequency rank #24,111*
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

### chimney
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪmni/ · frequency rank #13,882*
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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