tung
noun
tung is spelled T-U-N-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Tung, the name). As a noun, tung means “A tung tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tung is tungs.
How many letters and syllables are in tung?
| Letters | 4: T-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tung?
Tung appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Tung, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tung?
Tung has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with tung
Also written: tongue.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of tung
- tungs plural
- tongue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tung tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tung come from?
From Chinese 桐 (tóng).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).