chib
/t͡ʃɪb/noun, verb
chib is spelled C-H-I-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chib means “A shiv (makeshift knife)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chib is chibs.
How many letters and syllables are in chib?
| Letters | 4: C-H-I-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chib?
Chib appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chib?
- UK /t͡ʃɪb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chib.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chib
- chibs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chiv
- shiv
- shive
- chibbing participle, present
- chibbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chib mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandslangA shiv (makeshift knife).
verb
- 1
ScotlandslangTo shiv (stab).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).