# Tsai

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,620

## Definitions
1. A surname from Mandarin Chinese.

## Etymology
From Mandarin 蔡 (Cài), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsʻai⁴.

## Easily confused with
- **tsk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tsk)
- **tse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tse)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-twa)
- **tui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tui)
- **TSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tsm)
- **tss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tss)
- **Tsu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tsu)
- **twat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-twat)
- **tsar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tsar)
- **tuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tuan)
- **Tsui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tsui)
- **twain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-twain)
- **Tsang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsai-vs-tsang)
- **TA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ta-vs-tsai)
- **ti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ti-vs-tsai)
- **TS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ts-vs-tsai)
- **tax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tax-vs-tsai)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tea-vs-tsai)
- **tag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tag-vs-tsai)
- **tap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tap-vs-tsai)

## Common misspellings (5)
`stai`, `tasi`, `tsia`, `tssai`, `ttsai`

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