# Cheng vs chins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cheng
*name · IPA /t͡ʃɛŋ/ · frequency rank #17,789*
A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

### chins
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪnz/ · frequency rank #42,057*
plural of chin

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