# going vs Gong

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### going
*verb · IPA [ˈɡəʊɪŋ] · frequency rank #19,246*
Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs go

### Gong
*noun · IPA [ɡɔŋ] · frequency rank #21,632*
selbstklingendes Schlaginstrument aus einer freischwingenden Metallscheibe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/going-vs-gong