# Koenig vs Kong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Koenig
*name · IPA /ˈkeɪ.nɪɡ/ · frequency rank #35,804*
A German surname from German.

### Kong
*name · frequency rank #3,071*
A surname from Chinese.

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