# Chua

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,843

## Definitions
1. A surname from Hokkien.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).

## Easily confused with
- **CU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cu)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cut)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cup)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cia)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cum)
- **cuz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cuz)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cue)
- **CPU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cpu)
- **Cub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cub)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cpa)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cma)
- **CSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-csu)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cur)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cta)
- **Cui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cui)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-cru)
- **club** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-club)
- **clue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chua-vs-clue)

## Common misspellings (4)
`cchua`, `chhua`, `cuha`, `hcua`

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