# chit vs cig

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chit
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪt/ · frequency rank #28,490*
A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

### cig
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪɡ/ · frequency rank #34,828*
Cigarette.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chit-vs-cig