Which to use
“thing” is a noun and “tung” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,088
- “thing” frequency rank
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- 58987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thing | tung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein materielles Objekt, ohne Bewusstsein | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer |
Letter map: thing vs tung
Shared letters muted; letters that set thing and tung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - thing and tung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thing is anoun and tunganadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thing is recorded at frequency rank #18,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [θɪŋ]. tung is at rank #40,899, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58987, this pair ranks #841,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thing vs tung
Shared letters: gnt. Private to "thing": hi. Private to "tung": u.
"thing" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thing" for "tung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "thing" or "tung"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "thing" and "tung".
- Full dictionary entry for "thing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #841,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thing" and "tung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tung". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #841,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.