# Chava vs Chávez

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Chava
*name · IPA [ˈt͡ʃaβ̞a] · frequency rank #29,535*
Hipocorístico de Salvador.

### Chávez
*name · IPA [ˈt͡ʃaβ̞es] · frequency rank #2,969*
Apellido.

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