Gong

[ɡɔŋ]

/[ɡɔŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gong” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,632
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - selbstklingendes Schlaginstrument aus einer freischwingenden Metallscheibe

Corpus desk

Index DE-gong · Gong · German

Gong · rank #21,632 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,632
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glühwein

Nearest frequency peer: Glühwein (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Gong“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Gong“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gong vs gun
25% similar
Gong vs Gott
50% similar
Gong vs good
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gong
PropertyValue
HeadwordGong
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡɔŋ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,632
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Gong“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Gongliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Glühwein“ (#21,631), „grabe“ (#21,633), „gleichgesetzt“ (#21,630). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Gong“ bei #21,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Gong (IPA [ɡɔŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,632 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gong, with forms such as "ggong", "gnog", and "gogn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gun", "Gott", "good", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Gong, spelled G-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    selbstklingendes Schlaginstrument aus einer freischwingenden Metallscheibe
  2. 2
    ein meist elektronisch erzeugter, akustischer Signalton bzw. das diesen Ton erzeugende Gerät

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das asiatisch anmutende Stück begann mit einem krachenden Schlag auf den Gong.
  2. „Der Gong ertönte, und wir schoben ihn nach vorn.“

This word in other languages

gong(English)gong(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggong
  • gnog
  • gogn
  • gongg
  • gonng
  • ogng

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gong - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ggong1gnog2gogn2gongg1gonng1ogng2
Edit distance from "Gong"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gong"?
"Gong" is spelled G-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡɔŋ].
What does "Gong" mean?
As a noun, "Gong" means: selbstklingendes Schlaginstrument aus einer freischwingenden Metallscheibe
What words are commonly confused with "Gong"?
"Gong" is commonly confused with "gun", "Gott", "good". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gong" is [ɡɔŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gong" come from?
"Gong" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gong", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gase#21,612June#21,654kara#21,657Loop#21,681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

funny6 variantsraste6 variantsSeile6 variantsSims6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list