/ˈwiːt͡ʃæt/verb
WeChat is spelled W-E-C-H-A-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, WeChat means “To use the app WeChat; to use the app WeChat to contact (someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in WeChat?
| Letters | 6: W-E-C-H-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is WeChat?
WeChat appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce WeChat?
- /ˈwiːt͡ʃæt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of WeChat
- WeChats present, singular, he/she/it
- WeChatting participle, present
- WeChatted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does WeChat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To use the app WeChat; to use the app WeChat to contact (someone).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does WeChat come from?
Entered English no later than 2012 when the app was re-branded WeChat for the international market. We corresponds to the first character in the original Chinese name 微信 (Wēixìn, literally “micro-message”), + chat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).