# pong

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɒŋ/ · frequency rank #16,094

## Definitions
1. A stench, a bad smell.

## Etymology
Probably from Romani pan (“to stink”).

## Easily confused with
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pot)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pos)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pun)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-poo)
- **POW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pow)
- **PSG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-psg)
- **POV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pov)
- **pug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pug)
- **PPG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-ppg)
- **pox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pox)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-post)
- **poor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-poor)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-port)
- **pool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pool)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-porn)
- **pope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pope)
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-punk)
- **pose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pose)
- **pour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pong-vs-pour)

## Common misspellings (6)
`opng`, `pnog`, `pogn`, `pongg`, `ponng`, `ppong`

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