Hyeong or hyung?
hyeong is a noun meaning “Alternative form of hyung”; hyung is a noun meaning “An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) hyung is about 12 times as common as hyeong.
What is the difference between hyeong and hyung?
| hyeong | hyung | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative form of hyung | An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man An older male member of an idol group |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | hyeongs | hyungs |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /hjʌŋ/ |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words | 1.3 times per million words |
Sources: hyeong and hyung in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of hyeong and hyung
hyeong
- 1
Alternative form of hyung
hyung
- 1
An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man
- 2
An older male member of an idol group
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, hyeong or hyung?
hyeong appears about once in every 10 million words; hyung 1.3 times per million words.
hyeong about once in every 10 million wordshyung 1.3 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).