# bong

> English word · Noun · IPA /bɒŋ/ · frequency rank #14,900

## Definitions
1. The clang of a large bell.
2. Doorbell chimes.
3. Clipping of Britbong

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-box)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bow)
- **bug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bug)
- **boo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boo)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bot)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bun)
- **bop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bop)
- **bor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bor)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-both)
- **book** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-book)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boss)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bowl)
- **boom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boom)
- **boot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boot)
- **bout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bout)
- **bore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-bore)
- **Boyd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bong-vs-boyd)

## Common misspellings (6)
`bbong`, `bnog`, `bogn`, `bongg`, `bonng`, `obng`

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