# Jung

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jʊŋ/ · frequency rank #9,911

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.
2. A surname from German.
3. A town in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of Yarriambiack, western Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Jung. Doublet of Young.

## Easily confused with
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-just)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-jury)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-junk)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-juno)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-juve)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-jute)
- **Jura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-jura)
- **junta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-junta)
- **jungle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jung-vs-jungle)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jung)
- **JG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jg-vs-jung)
- **Jan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jan-vs-jung)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jon-vs-jung)
- **jin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jin-vs-jung)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jun-vs-jung)
- **Jen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jen-vs-jung)
- **jog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jog-vs-jung)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jug-vs-jung)
- **jig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jig-vs-jung)

## Common misspellings (6)
`jjung`, `jnug`, `jugn`, `jungg`, `junng`, `ujng`

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