# child vs ching

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### child
*noun · IPA /tʃaɪld/ · frequency rank #500*
A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

### ching
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,790*
A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.

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