# change vs Chung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### change
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #259*
To become something different.

### Chung
*name · IPA /t͡ʃʌŋ/ · frequency rank #16,666*
A common surname from Korean.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/change-vs-chung