# chip vs chippy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chip
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʰɪp/ · frequency rank #4,219*
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

### chippy
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪpi/ · frequency rank #45,840*
A carpenter.

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