# chan

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃæn/ · frequency rank #7,105

## Definitions
1. An IRC channel.

## Etymology
Clipping of channel.

## Easily confused with
- **CNN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cnn)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-con)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-chi)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-che)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cpa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cma)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-chp)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-cta)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-chat)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-coal)
- **crap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-crap)
- **coat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-coat)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-chip)
- **clay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chan-vs-clay)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cahn`, `cchan`, `chann`, `chhan`, `chna`, `hcan`

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