gong

\ɡɔ̃ɡ\

/\ɡɔ̃ɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“gong” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,337. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,337
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Percussion d’Extrême-Orient, composée d’un disque de métal dont on tire des sons retentissants en le frappant avec une baguette garnie de peau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gong · gong · French

gong · rank #25,337 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,337
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH glaciaire

Nearest frequency peer: glaciaire (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « gong »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « gong » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gong vs got
50% similar
gong vs gun
50% similar
gong vs goo
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gong
PropertyValue
Headwordgong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡɔ̃ɡ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,337
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « gong »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.gongse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « glaciaire » (#25,336), « gracieusement » (#25,338), « Grammy » (#25,339). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « gong » est au #25,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around gong (IPA \ɡɔ̃ɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,337 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for gong, with forms such as "ggong", "gnog", and "gogn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "got", "gun", "goo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is gong, spelled G-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Percussion d’Extrême-Orient, composée d’un disque de métal dont on tire des sons retentissants en le frappant avec une baguette garnie de peau.
  2. 2
    Dispositif de forme analogue dont on se sert comme signal.
  3. 3
    Timbre métallique ou sonnerie.
  4. 4
    Timbre retentissant annonçant le début ou la fin d'un round de boxe.
  5. 5
    Symbole de la fatalité, de la fin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le Chinois s'agenouille sur un coussin ou paillasson placé devant l'autel, s'incline trois fois en agitant ses bâtons d'encens, puis les dépose dans un brûle-parfum, tandis que le prêtre frappe sur un gong pour attirer l'attention du dieu ; lequel, sans cette précaution, serait supposé ne pas s'apercevoir de la présence de ses adorateurs.
  2. Plus de 3.000 objets au total y sont présentés, liés étroitement à leur vie quotidienne, dont plusieurs sont d’une grande valeur culturelle comme gongs, brûle-parfums en cuir ou métiers à tisser.

This word in other languages

gong(English)gong(Español)Gong(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggong
  • gnog
  • gogn
  • gongg
  • gonng
  • ogng

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gong - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggong1gnog2gogn2gongg1gonng1ogng2
Edit distance from "gong"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gong"?
"gong" is spelled G-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡɔ̃ɡ\.
What does "gong" mean?
As a noun, "gong" means: Percussion d’Extrême-Orient, composée d’un disque de métal dont on tire des sons retentissants en le frappant avec une baguette garnie de peau.
What words are commonly confused with "gong"?
"gong" is commonly confused with "got", "gun", "goo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gong" is \ɡɔ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gong" come from?
"gong" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gong", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gaby#25,331holt#25,350flip#25,317irez#25,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

frost6 variantsLidl6 variantsCrif6 variantsoutré6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list