# chimes vs crimes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chimes
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃaɪmz/ · frequency rank #26,720*
plural of chime

### crimes
*noun · IPA /kɹaɪmz/ · frequency rank #3,420*
plural of crime

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