# yong

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #16,835

## Definitions
1. Obsolete spelling of young.

## Easily confused with
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-you)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yoo)
- **Yun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yun)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yow)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-york)
- **Yoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yoon)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yous)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yuna)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yore)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yoyo)
- **young** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-young)
- **Yonge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-yonge)
- **Youngs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yong-vs-youngs)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yong)
- **YG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yg-vs-yong)
- **yen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yen-vs-yong)
- **yan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yan-vs-yong)
- **yin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yin-vs-yong)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yon-vs-yong)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oyng`, `ynog`, `yogn`, `yongg`, `yonng`, `yyong`

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