# WeChat

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwiːt͡ʃæt/ · frequency rank #38,239

## Definitions
1. A Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **what** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wechat-vs-what)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ewchat`, `wcehat`, `wecaht`, `wecchat`, `wechatt`, `wechhat`, `wechta`, `wehcat`, `wwechat`

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