# gong

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɒŋ/ · frequency rank #16,033

## Definitions
1. A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
2. A medal or award, particularly Knight Bachelor.
3. A metal target that emits a sound when it has been hit.

## Etymology
From Malay gong, possibly onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-got)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gun)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gop)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-goo)
- **gow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gow)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gor)
- **GYN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gyn)
- **good** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-good)
- **guns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-guns)
- **Greg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-greg)
- **gosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gosh)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gore)
- **gown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gown)
- **Gunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gunn)
- **goth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-goth)
- **goon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-goon)
- **GOTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-goto)
- **gout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gout)
- **goof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-goof)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gong-vs-gory)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ggong`, `gnog`, `gogn`, `gongg`, `gonng`, `ogng`

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