# Chen

> English word · Noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛn/ · frequency rank #7,536

## Definitions
1. A Chinese person whose name is not known to the speaker.

## Etymology
From Mandarin 陳／陈 (Chén). Doublet of Tan, Chan, and Tran.

## Easily confused with
- **CNN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cnn)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-con)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chi)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cue)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cho)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-coe)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chp)
- **CME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cme)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cte)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chr)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cse)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-crew)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chip)
- **coin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-coin)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-corn)
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chin)
- **clan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-clan)
- **chop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chop)
- **chic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-chic)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cchen`, `cehn`, `chenn`, `chhen`, `chne`, `hcen`

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