# ciao vs cis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ciao
*intj · IPA /t͡ʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #36,488*
Hello, hi.

### cis
*adjective · IPA /sɪs/ · frequency rank #13,115*
Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.

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