# jong

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʒɒŋ/ · frequency rank #11,058

## Definitions
1. A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.

## Etymology
From Tibetan རྫོང (rdzong, “fortress, castle; province, district”).

## Easily confused with
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-joy)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jun)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jug)
- **Joo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-joo)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jot)
- **jor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jor)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-june)
- **Josh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-josh)
- **Jose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jose)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-junk)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jung)
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-joys)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-juno)
- **joss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-joss)
- **JPEG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jpeg)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-joni)
- **jour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jour)
- **JSON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-json)
- **Jove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jove)
- **Jorge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jong-vs-jorge)

## Common misspellings (6)
`jjong`, `jnog`, `jogn`, `jongg`, `jonng`, `ojng`

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