# ting

> English word · Interjection · IPA /tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,977

## Definitions
1. Representing a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tn)
- **tip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tip)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-ton)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tug)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tit)
- **TNT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tnt)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tun)
- **tio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tio)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tony)
- **tiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tiny)
- **tips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tips)
- **tone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tone)
- **tons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tons)
- **twin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-twin)
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tune)
- **tire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tire)
- **tits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tits)
- **tuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tuna)
- **Toni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-toni)
- **tito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tito)

## Common misspellings (6)
`itng`, `tign`, `tingg`, `tinng`, `tnig`, `tting`

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