# Kong

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #3,071

## Definitions
1. A surname from Chinese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 孔 (kǒng) or Cantonese 江 (gong1).

## Easily confused with
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kun)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-koo)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kor)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kop)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kool)
- **Kwon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kwon)
- **KORS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kors)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kota)
- **KPMG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kpmg)
- **kook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kook)
- **kono** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-kono)
- **Krug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kong-vs-krug)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kong)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ken-vs-kong)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-kong)
- **kan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kan-vs-kong)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koh-vs-kong)
- **keg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keg-vs-kong)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kong)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kkong`, `knog`, `kogn`, `kongg`, `konng`, `okng`

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