# Cheung

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/ · frequency rank #27,771

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.

## Easily confused with
- **Chun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chun)
- **chug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chug)
- **chunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chunk)
- **Chung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chung)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-ching)
- **Chong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chong)
- **clung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-clung)
- **Chiang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chiang)
- **chewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheung-vs-chewing)
- **Chen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chen-vs-cheung)
- **chang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chang-vs-cheung)
- **Cheng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheng-vs-cheung)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccheung`, `cehung`, `chenug`, `cheugn`, `cheungg`, `cheunng`, `chheung`, `chueng`, `hceung`

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