# chap

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃæp/ · frequency rank #12,741

## Definitions
1. A man, a fellow.
2. A customer, a buyer.
3. A child.

## Etymology
Clipping of chapman (“dealer, customer”) in 16th-century English.

## Easily confused with
- **cp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cp)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cup)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cop)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-chi)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-che)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cpa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cma)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-chp)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cta)
- **CSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-csp)
- **CLP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-clp)
- **CIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-cip)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-chat)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chap-vs-coal)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cahp`, `cchap`, `chapp`, `chhap`, `chpa`, `hcap`

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