# thing vs tung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thing
*noun · IPA /ˈθɪŋ/ · frequency rank #184*
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

### tung
*noun · frequency rank #24,619*
Obsolete spelling of tongue, both as language and as part of the body.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thing-vs-tung