# chimes

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃaɪmz/ · frequency rank #26,720

## Definitions
1. plural of chime

## Easily confused with
- **comes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-comes)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-crime)
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chips)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-cries)
- **cites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-cites)
- **chimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chimp)
- **chins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chins)
- **chums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chums)
- **crimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-crimes)
- **crises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-crises)
- **Crimea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-crimea)
- **climbs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-climbs)
- **chisel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chisel)
- **chokes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chokes)
- **chives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chives)
- **Chinese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chinese)
- **choices** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-choices)
- **chimney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimes-vs-chimney)
- **chief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chief-vs-chimes)
- **Chile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chile-vs-chimes)

## Common misspellings (9)
`cchimes`, `chhimes`, `chiems`, `chimess`, `chimmes`, `chimse`, `chmies`, `cihmes`, `hcimes`

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