Which to use
“chunk” and “chunks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,204
- “chunk” frequency rank
- #15,364
- “chunks” frequency rank
- 27568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chunk | chunks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone. | plural of chunk |
Where the eye mixes chunk and chunks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chunk vs chunks
A purely visual mix-up. chunk (/t͡ʃʌŋk/) and chunks (/t͡ʃʌŋks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “chunk” sits inside “chunks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chunk is recorded at frequency rank #12,204, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃʌŋk/. chunks is at rank #15,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃʌŋks/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27568, this pair ranks #377,894 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chunk vs chunks
Shared letters: chknu. Private to "chunk": -. Private to "chunks": s.
"chunk" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "chunks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chunk" and "chunks" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chunk" or "chunks"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chunk" and "chunks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chunk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chunks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,894 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chunk" and "chunks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chums vs chunks". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #377,894 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.