# thang

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈθæŋ/ · frequency rank #36,370

## Definitions
1. Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.
2. the buttocks.

## Etymology
An altered spelling of thing, representing pronunciation in the southern United States (see thank–think merger); compare everytang.
Also see archaic variants for "thing" like Middle English theing.

## Easily confused with
- **that** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-that)
- **then** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-then)
- **thin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thin)
- **thug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thug)
- **ting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-ting)
- **tong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-tong)
- **thaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thaw)
- **tung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-tung)
- **Tran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-tran)
- **tian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-tian)
- **thon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thon)
- **thar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thar)
- **tuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-tuan)
- **thay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thay)
- **Thun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thun)
- **think** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-think)
- **thing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thing)
- **thank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thank)
- **thats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-thats)
- **trans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thang-vs-trans)

## Common misspellings (8)
`htang`, `tahng`, `thagn`, `thangg`, `thanng`, `thhang`, `thnag`, `tthang`

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