# choc vs chum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### choc
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɒk/ · frequency rank #44,687*
Clipping of chocolate.

### chum
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʌm/ · frequency rank #29,966*
A friend; a pal.

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