# chimed vs chimera

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chimed
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃaɪmd/ · frequency rank #44,116*
simple past and past participle of chime

### chimera
*noun · IPA /kaɪˈmɪɹə/ · frequency rank #34,823*
Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

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