# Chau

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #43,079

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. Alternative form of Zhou.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 周 (zau¹) or Vietnamese Châu (from the same ultimate origin). Doublet of Zhou.

## Easily confused with
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cu)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-chi)
- **CPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cpu)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-che)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cpa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cma)
- **CSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-csu)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-chp)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cta)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-cru)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-coal)
- **crap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-crap)
- **coat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-coat)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chau-vs-chip)

## Common misspellings (4)
`cahu`, `cchau`, `chhau`, `hcau`

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