# chibi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃiːbi/ · frequency rank #46,374

## Definitions
1. A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
2. A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)

## Easily confused with
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chip)
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chin)
- **chic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chic)
- **Choi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-choi)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-crib)
- **chit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chit)
- **Chiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chiu)
- **chub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chub)
- **child** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-child)
- **chief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chief)
- **China** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-china)
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chips)
- **chill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chill)
- **chick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chick)
- **Chile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chile)
- **chili** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chili)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-ching)
- **chico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chico)
- **chime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chime)
- **chino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chibi-vs-chino)

## Common misspellings (7)
`cchibi`, `chbii`, `chhibi`, `chibbi`, `chiib`, `cihbi`, `hcibi`

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