# Penang

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /peˈnaŋ/ · frequency rank #30,913

## Definitions
1. A state in western Malaysia. Capital: George Town.
2. An island of Penang, Malaysia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malay pinang (“betel nut”), from Pulau Pinang.

## Easily confused with
- **Penn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-penn)
- **peng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-peng)
- **penny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-penny)
- **pining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-pining)
- **pending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-pending)
- **pendant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-pendant)
- **pennant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-pennant)
- **penning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penang-vs-penning)
- **pang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pang-vs-penang)
- **pena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pena-vs-penang)
- **penal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penal-vs-penang)
- **pecan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pecan-vs-penang)
- **Peking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peking-vs-penang)
- **penance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penance-vs-penang)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epnang`, `peanng`, `penagn`, `penangg`, `penanng`, `pennag`, `pennang`, `pneang`, `ppenang`

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