# peng

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɛŋ/ · frequency rank #22,173

## Definitions
1. A legendary enormous bird.

## Etymology
From romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鵬 /鹏 (péng).

## Easily confused with
- **PG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pg)
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-per)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pet)
- **pin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pin)
- **pig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pig)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pun)
- **pep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pep)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pew)
- **png** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-png)
- **PSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-psg)
- **pug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pug)
- **PPG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-ppg)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pes)
- **PNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pnc)
- **pon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pon)
- **PnP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pnp)
- **pink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pink)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-punk)
- **plug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-plug)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peng-vs-pete)

## Common misspellings (6)
`epng`, `pegn`, `pengg`, `penng`, `pneg`, `ppeng`

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