# chau vs ciao

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### chau
*intj · IPA [ˈt͡ʃaw] · frequency rank #11,190*
Manera informal y rápida de despedirse.

### ciao
*intj · IPA [ˈsjao] · frequency rank #41,791*
Grafía alternativa de chao.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/chau-vs-ciao