# Teng

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #46,214

## Definitions
1. A surname from Hokkien.

## Etymology
Romanization of Hokkien 鄧／邓 (Tēng). Doublet of Dinh.

## Easily confused with
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tn)
- **TG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tg)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-ton)
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tin)
- **Tex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tex)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tug)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tnt)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-ter)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tun)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tet)
- **tig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tig)
- **Teo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-teo)
- **then** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-then)
- **term** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-term)
- **test** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-test)
- **text** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-text)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tony)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tiny)
- **tone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tone)
- **tons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teng-vs-tons)

## Common misspellings (6)
`etng`, `tegn`, `tengg`, `tenng`, `tneg`, `tteng`

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