Donkey Kong

noun

"donkey-kong" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Donkey Kong” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An uncivilized or ill-mannered person; a boor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-donkey-kong · Donkey Kong · English

Donkey Kong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Donkey Kong
PropertyValue
HeadwordDonkey Kong
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Donkey Kong” in English

Donkey Kongranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Donkey Kong is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Donkey Kong in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after the Nintendo video game character Donkey Kong. The correct English form is Donkey Kong, spelled D-O-N-K-E-Y- -K-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An uncivilized or ill-mannered person; a boor.
  2. 2
    A penis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Donkey Kong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Let's get one thing straight, donkey kongs--I SERVE *NO ONE* BUT MYSELF, AT *ALL* TIMES, […]
  2. HEY DONKEY KONGS! IF YOU RACIST SAY THAT THE "TAMILS CURSE IS HAUNTING SL CRICKET" […]

Etymology

Named after the Nintendo video game character Donkey Kong.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Donkey Kong"?
"Donkey Kong" is spelled D-O-N-K-E-Y- -K-O-N-G.
What does "Donkey Kong" mean?
As a noun, "Donkey Kong" means: An uncivilized or ill-mannered person; a boor.
What is the origin of the word "Donkey Kong"?
Named after the Nintendo video game character Donkey Kong. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list