# Chong

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tʃɔŋ/ · frequency rank #23,780

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hakka 張／张 (Chông), Cantonese 莊／庄 (zong1), Hakka 莊／庄 (Chông), Cantonese 鍾／钟 (zung1), Hakka 鍾／钟 (Chûng), Korean 정(鄭) (Jeong), etc.

## Easily confused with
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-con)
- **cog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cog)
- **cone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cone)
- **chop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-chop)
- **cons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cons)
- **chow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-chow)
- **conn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-conn)
- **Chun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-chun)
- **choo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-choo)
- **cont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cont)
- **Cong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cong)
- **coon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-coon)
- **cmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cmon)
- **conf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-conf)
- **clog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-clog)
- **chou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-chou)
- **chug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-chug)
- **Choy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-choy)
- **cond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-cond)
- **chose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chong-vs-chose)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchong`, `chhong`, `chnog`, `chogn`, `chongg`, `chonng`, `cohng`, `hcong`

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