# Jing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,893

## Definitions
1. An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jon)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jun)
- **jog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jog)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jug)
- **jiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jiu)
- **JIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jit)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-june)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-join)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-junk)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jung)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jong)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-juno)
- **jinx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jinx)
- **jive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jive)
- **JPEG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jpeg)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-joni)
- **jizz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jizz)
- **jinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-jinn)
- **joint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-joint)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-joins)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ijng`, `jign`, `jingg`, `jinng`, `jjing`, `jnig`

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