Which to use
“Chiang” is a name and “chink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,060
- “Chiang” frequency rank
- #46,376
- “chink” frequency rank
- 66436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chiang | chink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang. | A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. |
Letter map: Chiang vs chink
Shared letters muted; letters that set Chiang and chink apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Chiang runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against chink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Chiang vs chink
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Chiang is aname and chinkanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chiang is recorded at frequency rank #20,060, classified as aname. chink is at rank #46,376, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡ʃɪŋk/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 66436, this pair ranks #67,989 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Chiang vs chink
Shared letters: chin. Private to "Chiang": ag. Private to "chink": k.
"Chiang" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "chink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Chiang" for "chink" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Chiang" vs "chink" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Chiang" and "chink".
- Full dictionary entry for "Chiang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,989 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chiang" and "chink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chibi vs chink". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #67,989 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.