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“chimes” and “chins” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,720
- “chimes” frequency rank
- #42,057
- “chins” frequency rank
- 68777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chimes | chins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of chime | plural of chin |
Where the eye mixes chimes and chins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chimes runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against chins's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chimes vs chins
A purely visual mix-up. chimes (/t͡ʃaɪmz/) and chins (/t͡ʃɪnz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chimes is recorded at frequency rank #26,720, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃaɪmz/. chins is at rank #42,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɪnz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68777, this pair ranks #57,367 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chimes vs chins
Shared letters: chis. Private to "chimes": em. Private to "chins": n.
"chimes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "chins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chimes" and "chins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "chimes" or "chins" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,367 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chimes" and "chins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chins vs chums". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #57,367 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.