# Mekong

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmikɔŋ/ · frequency rank #35,827

## Definitions
1. A river in southeastern Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam.

## Etymology
c. 19th c., from Thai แม่โขง (mɛ̂ɛ-kǒong, literally “Mother river”), contracted form of แม่น้ำโขง (mɛ̂ɛ-náam-kǒong).

## Easily confused with
- **Meng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mekong-vs-meng)
- **mong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mekong-vs-mong)
- **melon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mekong-vs-melon)
- **Menon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mekong-vs-menon)
- **melons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mekong-vs-melons)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-mekong)

## Common misspellings (9)
`emkong`, `mekkong`, `meknog`, `mekogn`, `mekongg`, `mekonng`, `meokng`, `mkeong`, `mmekong`

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