# kang

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #13,940

## Definitions
1. A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
2. A large Chinese water jar.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 炕.

## Easily confused with
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-ken)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kay)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kin)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kat)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kun)
- **keg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-keg)
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kar)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kno)
- **kind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kind)
- **king** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-king)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kong)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kate)
- **khan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-khan)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kent)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-karl)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-katy)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kara)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-katz)
- **kart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kart)
- **kink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kang-vs-kink)

## Common misspellings (6)
`akng`, `kagn`, `kangg`, `kanng`, `kkang`, `knag`

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