# cent vs Chen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cent
*noun · IPA /sɛnt/ · frequency rank #1,555*
A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

### Chen
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛn/ · frequency rank #7,536*
A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

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