# chiefs

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃiːfs/ · frequency rank #6,342

## Definitions
1. plural of chief

## Easily confused with
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-chips)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-cries)
- **chins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-chins)
- **cliffs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-cliffs)
- **chills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-chills)
- **childs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-childs)
- **chimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-chimes)
- **chives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefs-vs-chives)
- **chef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chef-vs-chiefs)
- **chief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chief-vs-chiefs)
- **chess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chess-vs-chiefs)
- **chefs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chefs-vs-chiefs)
- **chews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chews-vs-chiefs)
- **cheers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheers-vs-chiefs)
- **chicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chicks-vs-chiefs)
- **cheeks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheeks-vs-chiefs)
- **chiefly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiefly-vs-chiefs)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cchiefs`, `cheifs`, `chhiefs`, `chieffs`, `chiefss`, `chiesf`, `chifes`, `cihefs`, `hciefs`

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