# cham

> English word · Noun · IPA /kæm/ · frequency rank #41,041

## Definitions
1. Archaic spelling of khan.
2. An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.

## Etymology
From French cham, from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) (see there for more).

## Easily confused with
- **CM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cm)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cia)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cum)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-chi)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-che)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cpa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cma)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-crm)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-chp)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-cta)
- **CSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-csm)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-chat)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-coal)
- **crap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-crap)
- **coat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cham-vs-coat)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cahm`, `ccham`, `chamm`, `chham`, `chma`, `hcam`

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