# Yeung

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jʌŋ/ · frequency rank #40,980

## Definitions
1. A surname from Cantonese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 楊 /杨 (joeng4).

## Easily confused with
- **Yun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-yun)
- **yong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-yong)
- **ying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-ying)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-yuna)
- **young** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-young)
- **Youngs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-youngs)
- **Yonge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeung-vs-yonge)
- **yen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yen-vs-yeung)
- **yang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yang-vs-yeung)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eyung`, `yenug`, `yeugn`, `yeungg`, `yeunng`, `yueng`, `yyeung`

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