Which to use
“thing” and “tung” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #184
- “thing” frequency rank
- #24,619
- “tung” frequency rank
- 24803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thing | tung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. | Obsolete spelling of tongue, both as language and as part of the body. |
Letter map: thing vs tung
Shared letters muted; letters that set thing and tung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
thing and tung are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thing is recorded at frequency rank #184, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈθɪŋ/. tung is at rank #24,619, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24803, this pair ranks #399,186 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thing vs tung
Shared letters: gnt. Private to "thing": hi. Private to "tung": u.
"thing" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC