# thug vs tung

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thug
*noun · IPA /θʌɡ/ · frequency rank #15,532*
A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thug-vs-tung