# Cheng

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /t͡ʃɛŋ/ · frequency rank #17,789

## Definitions
1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 程 (Chéng).

## Easily confused with
- **chin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chin)
- **chew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chew)
- **Cher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-cher)
- **Chun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chun)
- **Cong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-cong)
- **Chet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chet)
- **chez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chez)
- **chug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chug)
- **China** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-china)
- **chest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chest)
- **Cohen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-cohen)
- **chess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chess)
- **chunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chunk)
- **chevy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chevy)
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-cling)
- **Chung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chung)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-ching)
- **Clegg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-clegg)
- **Chong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chong)
- **chino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-chino)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccheng`, `cehng`, `chegn`, `chengg`, `chenng`, `chheng`, `chneg`, `hceng`

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