# boing

> English word · Interjection · IPA /bɔɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,712

## Definitions
1. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
2. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
3. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic. The “large breasts” sense is reborrowed from Japanese ボイン, in turn from English boing.

## Easily confused with
- **BON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bon)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-born)
- **bond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bond)
- **bone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bone)
- **bong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bong)
- **boon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-boon)
- **Bois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bois)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-brig)
- **borg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-borg)
- **bona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bona)
- **bony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bony)
- **Bonn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bonn)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-brin)
- **bung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bung)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bring)
- **bound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-bound)
- **borne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-borne)
- **brink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-brink)
- **Boone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-boone)
- **Boise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-boise)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bboing`, `biong`, `boign`, `boingg`, `boinng`, `bonig`, `obing`

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