# liang

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,496

## Definitions
1. Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.

## Etymology
The atonal Wade-Giles and pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 兩 /两 (liǎng). Doublet of leung and yang.

## Easily confused with
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lin)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-long)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-line)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-link)
- **loan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-loan)
- **lion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lion)
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lung)
- **liar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-liar)
- **lien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lien)
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lina)
- **linn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-linn)
- **lint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lint)
- **lind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lind)
- **liao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-liao)
- **lino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lino)
- **lying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lying)
- **loans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-loans)
- **lingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-lingo)
- **living** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-living)
- **liking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liang-vs-liking)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ilang`, `liagn`, `liangg`, `lianng`, `linag`, `lliang`

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