# wang

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwæŋ/ · frequency rank #7,762

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of whang.

## Etymology
Onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **was** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-was)
- **way** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-way)
- **war** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-war)
- **win** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-win)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-won)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wax)
- **wig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wig)
- **wen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wen)
- **wat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wat)
- **WAP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wap)
- **WAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wav)
- **want** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-want)
- **went** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-went)
- **ways** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-ways)
- **wind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wind)
- **wine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wine)
- **warm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-warm)
- **wins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wins)
- **wave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wave)
- **wing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wang-vs-wing)

## Common misspellings (6)
`awng`, `wagn`, `wangg`, `wanng`, `wnag`, `wwang`

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