# chips vs cups

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cups
*noun · IPA /kʌps/ · frequency rank #5,952*
plural of cup

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