# Choi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tʃɔɪ/ · frequency rank #14,719

## Definitions
1. A surname from Chinese.
2. A surname from Korean.

## Etymology
* (Chinese surname): From a romanization of Cantonese 蔡 (coi³). Doublet of Tsai and Cai.
* (Korean surname): From a romanization of Korean 최(崔) (Choe). Doublet of Cui and Chui.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-co)
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-ci)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cos)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-col)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cox)
- **cod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cod)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-chu)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-coo)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cpi)
- **CSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-csi)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cot)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-coe)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-coz)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-coa)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-coy)
- **cob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choi-vs-cob)

## Common misspellings (5)
`cchoi`, `chhoi`, `chio`, `cohi`, `hcoi`

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