# chimp

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪmp/ · frequency rank #30,731

## Definitions
1. Clipping of chimpanzee.
2. A black person.

## Etymology
Clipping of chimpanzee.

## Easily confused with
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chp)
- **CIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-cip)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chip)
- **clip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-clip)
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chin)
- **comp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-comp)
- **chop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chop)
- **chit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chit)
- **chum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chum)
- **Chiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chiu)
- **crim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-crim)
- **China** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-china)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-crime)
- **climb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-climb)
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chips)
- **crisp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-crisp)
- **clamp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-clamp)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-ching)
- **cramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-cramp)
- **chino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimp-vs-chino)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchimp`, `chhimp`, `chimmp`, `chimpp`, `chipm`, `chmip`, `cihmp`, `hcimp`

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