# Teng vs Tonga

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Teng
*name · frequency rank #46,214*
A surname from Hokkien.

### Tonga
*name · IPA /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ · frequency rank #25,618*
A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

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