# chuck vs chum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chuck
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʌk/ · frequency rank #5,399*
Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.

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

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