# qi vs Qian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### qi
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃiː/ · frequency rank #19,953*
Alternative form of chi.

### Qian
*name · frequency rank #45,608*
A surname.

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