# Deng

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dʌŋ/ · frequency rank #22,347

## Definitions
1. A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 鄧／邓 (Dèng).

## Easily confused with
- **DG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dg)
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dog)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-don)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dna)
- **Des** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-des)
- **dig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dig)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-der)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dug)
- **dev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dev)
- **DNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dnc)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-din)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dew)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dun)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dex)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dey)
- **deo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-deo)
- **dep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dep)
- **DNR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dnr)
- **DnB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dnb)
- **DNP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dnp)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddeng`, `degn`, `dengg`, `denng`, `dneg`, `edng`

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