# Choi vs chou

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Choi
*name · IPA /tʃɔɪ/ · frequency rank #14,719*
A surname from Chinese.

### chou
*noun · IPA /ʃuː/ · frequency rank #29,595*
Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.

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