# chips vs clip

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chips
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃɪps/ · frequency rank #5,012*
third-person singular simple present indicative of chip

### clip
*verb · IPA /klɪp/ · frequency rank #4,586*
To grip tightly.

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