# Tonga

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ · frequency rank #25,618

## Definitions
1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

## Etymology
From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

## Easily confused with
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tony)
- **tons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tons)
- **tuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tuna)
- **Toni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-toni)
- **tung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tung)
- **tora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tora)
- **tonk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tonk)
- **tough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tough)
- **tonic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tonic)
- **tonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tonne)
- **Tonya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tonya)
- **tongs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tongs)
- **tonto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tonto)
- **tongue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonga-vs-tongue)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tonga)
- **toa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toa-vs-tonga)
- **tone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tone-vs-tonga)
- **Tina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tina-vs-tonga)
- **tang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tang-vs-tonga)
- **ting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ting-vs-tonga)

## Common misspellings (7)
`otnga`, `tnoga`, `togna`, `tonag`, `tongga`, `tonnga`, `ttonga`

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