# Laing

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /leɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,471

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog laing.

## Easily confused with
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lin)
- **LAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lan)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-long)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-line)
- **land** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-land)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-link)
- **lane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lane)
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lung)
- **lawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lawn)
- **lang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lang)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lana)
- **lair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lair)
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lina)
- **linn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-linn)
- **lint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lint)
- **lind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lind)
- **lino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lino)
- **loin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-loin)
- **lying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-lying)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-latin)

## Common misspellings (4)
`laingg`, `lainng`, `lanig`, `llaing`

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