Which to use
“chink” and “chock” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,376
- “chink” frequency rank
- #34,430
- “chock” frequency rank
- 80806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chink | chock |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. | Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. |
Where the eye mixes chink and chock
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chink and chock follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: chink vs chock
A purely visual mix-up. chink (/t͡ʃɪŋk/) and chock (/tʃɒk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chink is recorded at frequency rank #46,376, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɪŋk/. chock is at rank #34,430, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃɒk/.
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 80806, this pair ranks #19,028 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chink vs chock
Shared letters: chk. Private to "chink": in. Private to "chock": o.
"chink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "chock" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chink" and "chock" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chink" vs "chock" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chink" and "chock" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chink" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chock" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,028 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chink" and "chock" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chibi vs chink". 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 #19,028 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.