# Chae

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,113

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 채(蔡) (Chae).

## Easily confused with
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-chi)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cue)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-che)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cpa)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-coe)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cma)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-chp)
- **CME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cme)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cte)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cta)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-cse)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-come)
- **code** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-code)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chae-vs-core)

## Common misspellings (4)
`cchae`, `chea`, `chhae`, `hcae`

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