chasm
/ˈkæzəm/
"chasm" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chasm” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,360
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chasm · chasm · English
chasm · rank #30,360 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,360
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH charted
Nearest frequency peer: charted (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “chasm”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Chandigarh
Chandigarh
69,643 corpus weight
- charted
charted
69,642 corpus weight
- chasm
chasm
69,641 corpus weight
- chevalier
chevalier
69,640 corpus weight
- chimpanzee
chimpanzee
69,639 corpus weight
- chisel
chisel
69,638 corpus weight
What this shows “chasm” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chasm |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkæzəm/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “chasm”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around chasm (IPA /ˈkæzəm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,360 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for chasm, with forms such as "cahsm", "cchasm", and "chams". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CSM", "chat", "chem", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism. The correct English form is chasm, spelled C-H-A-S-M.
Definition
- 1A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- 2A large difference of opinion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chasm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]
Chelsea may not have regarded themselves as title rivals to City over the whole season but this was a harrowing illustration of the current chasm between the two sides and made for disturbing viewing for the Italian.
Etymology
From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cahsm
- cchasm
- chams
- chasmm
- chassm
- chhasm
- chsam
- hcasm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chasm - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chasm", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).