# chunk vs count

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chunk
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃʌŋk/ · frequency rank #12,204*
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.

### count
*verb · IPA /kaʊnt/ · frequency rank #1,557*
To recite numbers in sequence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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