Chang'e
/t͡ʃɒŋ.(ʔ)ʌ/
"chang-e" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chang'e” is uncommon English (frequency #84,086 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,086
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Chinese goddess of the moon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chang-e · Chang'e · English
Chang'e · rank #84,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,086
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Charmian
Nearest frequency peer: Charmian (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Chang'e”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cella
cella
15,922 corpus weight
- CFG
CFG
15,920 corpus weight
- Chang'e
Chang'e
15,915 corpus weight
- Charmian
Charmian
15,914 corpus weight
- cheapo
cheapo
15,910 corpus weight
- Cheon
Cheon
15,909 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Chang'e” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chang'e |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /t͡ʃɒŋ.(ʔ)ʌ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,086 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Chang'e” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Chang'e is uncommon English at frequency #84,086 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /t͡ʃɒŋ.(ʔ)ʌ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Chinese goddess of the moon.".
Chang'e doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 嫦娥 (Cháng'é). The correct English form is Chang'e, spelled C-H-A-N-G-'-E.
Definition
- 1The Chinese goddess of the moon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Chang'e appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
4. Don't point at the moon In general, pointing with the index finger at the moon is disrespectful to the moon goddess Chang'e and she will retaliate by cutting your ear clean off, or at least cut it slightly. In addition, during the Qixi Festival, it is considered even worse to point at the moon because, in addition to the original punishment from Chang'…
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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