# Shang

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃæŋ/ · frequency rank #32,590

## Definitions
1. an ancient dynasty in China

## Etymology
From Mandarin 商 (Shāng).

## Easily confused with
- **song** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-song)
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-sing)
- **shaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shaw)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-span)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-stan)
- **sung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-sung)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-swan)
- **shin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shin)
- **snag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-snag)
- **Shen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shen)
- **stag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-stag)
- **shun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shun)
- **slag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-slag)
- **swag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-swag)
- **shay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shay)
- **shat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shat)
- **sian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-sian)
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-share)
- **stand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-stand)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shang-vs-shape)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hsang`, `sahng`, `shagn`, `shangg`, `shanng`, `shhang`, `shnag`, `sshang`

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