# chem

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɛm/ · frequency rank #15,774

## Definitions
1. Clipping of chemistry (“branch of natural science”), usually referring to the subject or the department.
2. Clipping of chemical.
3. Clipping of chemical.
4. Clipping of chemical.

## Etymology
Clippings.

## Easily confused with
- **CM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cm)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cum)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chi)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cue)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cho)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-coe)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-crm)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chp)
- **CME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cme)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cte)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chr)
- **CSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-csm)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-cse)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-crew)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chip)
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chin)
- **Chen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chen)
- **chop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chop)
- **chic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chem-vs-chic)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cchem`, `cehm`, `chemm`, `chhem`, `chme`, `hcem`

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