# ching

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,790

## Definitions
1. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.

## Etymology
From Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

## Easily confused with
- **cig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-cig)
- **chip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chip)
- **coin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-coin)
- **Chun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chun)
- **Cong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-cong)
- **chit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chit)
- **chug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chug)
- **Chiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chiu)
- **cine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-cine)
- **coins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-coins)
- **chips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chips)
- **chunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chunk)
- **Clint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-clint)
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-cling)
- **Chung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chung)
- **Chong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chong)
- **chino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chino)
- **clung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-clung)
- **chirp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chirp)
- **chins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ching-vs-chins)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cching`, `chhing`, `chign`, `chingg`, `chinng`, `chnig`, `cihng`, `hcing`

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