chimes

/t͡ʃaɪmz/

//t͡ʃaɪmz// noun

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"chimes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chimes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,720. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,720
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of chime

Corpus desk

Index EN-chimes · chimes · English

chimes · rank #26,720 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,720
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH childless

Nearest frequency peer: childless (-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 “chimes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “chimes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chimes vs comes
67% similar
chimes vs crime
67% similar
chimes vs chips
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chimes
PropertyValue
Headwordchimes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/t͡ʃaɪmz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,720
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “chimes”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).chimeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “childless” (#26,719), “cleanser” (#26,721), “Chao” (#26,718). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chimes” is #26,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chimes (IPA /t͡ʃaɪmz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,720 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of chime".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chimes, with forms such as "cchimes", "chhimes", and "chiems". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "comes", "crime", "chips", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is chimes, spelled C-H-I-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of chime

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchimes
  • chhimes
  • chiems
  • chimess
  • chimmes
  • chimse
  • chmies
  • cihmes
  • hcimes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chimes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchimes1chhimes1chiems2chimess1chimmes1chimse2chmies2cihmes2
Edit distance from "chimes"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chimes"?
"chimes" is spelled C-H-I-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃaɪmz/.
What does "chimes" mean?
As a noun, "chimes" means: plural of chime
What words are commonly confused with "chimes"?
"chimes" is commonly confused with "comes", "crime", "chips". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chimes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chimes" is /t͡ʃaɪmz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chimes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chimes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chalet#26,717corral#26,735Breton#26,703blokes#26,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

clipper9 variantsBorussia9 variantsblanco9 variantsbiceps9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list