Which to use
“chins” and “chip” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,057
- “chins” frequency rank
- #4,219
- “chip” frequency rank
- 46276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chins | chip |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of chin | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
Where the eye mixes chins and chip
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chins and chip
A purely visual mix-up. chins (/t͡ʃɪnz/) and chip (/t͡ʃʰɪp/) 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 46276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chins is recorded at frequency rank #42,057, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɪnz/. chip is at rank #4,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃʰɪp/.
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 46276, this pair ranks #213,313 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chins vs chip
Shared letters: chi. Private to "chins": ns. Private to "chip": p.
"chins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "chip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chins" for "chip" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chins" or "chip"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chins" and "chip" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chip" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,313 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chins" and "chip" 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 #213,313 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.