Which is correct: Chief or Cheif
How to spell Chief?
Main Difference
The main difference between Chief and Cheif is that the Chief is a a leader or ruler of a people or clan and Cheif has no English definition. It is generally be misspelled.
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Cheif
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Chief (noun)
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. from 13th c.
“All firefighters report to the fire chief.”
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Chief (noun)
The top part of a shield or escutcheon. from 15th c.
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Chief (noun)
An informal address to an equal.
“Hey, chief.”
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Chief (adjective)
Primary; principal.
“Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.”
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Chief (verb)
To smoke cannabis.
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Cheif (noun)
Obsolete spelling of chief.
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Chief (noun)
a leader or ruler of a people or clan
“Chief Banawi”
“the chief of the village”
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Chief (noun)
the head of an organization
“a union chief”
“the chief of police”
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Chief (noun)
an informal form of address to a man, especially one of superior rank or status
“it’s quite simple, chief”
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Chief (noun)
an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield.
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Chief (noun)
the upper third of the field.
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Chief (adjective)
most important
“chief among her concerns is working alone at night”
“the chief reason for the spending cuts”
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Chief (adjective)
having or denoting the highest rank
“the chief economist of a leading bank”