# joke vs jong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### joke
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒəʊk/ · frequency rank #2,117*
An amusing story.

### jong
*noun · IPA /dʒɒŋ/ · frequency rank #11,058*
A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.

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