tong

\tɔ̃ɡ\

/\tɔ̃ɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tong” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,152
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sandale à deux brides dont le point d’attache sur le devant de la semelle se trouve entre le gros et le deuxième orteil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tong · tong · French

tong · rank #25,152 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,152
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tjrs

Nearest frequency peer: tjrs (-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 « tong »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tong » 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).

tong vs top
50% similar
tong vs too
50% similar
tong vs tot
50% similar

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

Key facts for tong
PropertyValue
Headwordtong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɔ̃ɡ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,152
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tong »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tjrs » (#25,151), « tip » (#25,150), « tournera » (#25,154). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tong » est au #25,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around tong (IPA \tɔ̃ɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,152 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sandale à deux brides dont le point d’attache sur le devant de la semelle se trouve entre le gros et le deuxième orteil.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for tong, with forms such as "otng", "tnog", and "togn". 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, "top", "too", "tot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tong, spelled T-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sandale à deux brides dont le point d’attache sur le devant de la semelle se trouve entre le gros et le deuxième orteil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À l'intérieur, trois douzaines et demie de paires de souliers alignés étincellent. Des ballerines blanches. Plusieurs sortes d'escarpins noirs, des sandales vernies, des chaussures brunes à lacets qui font penser à Mary Poppins, des richelieus, des tongs, des Converse rouges, […].

Synonyms

claquettesclic-clacgougouneslashslachetapettesnus-piedsschlapssamarachanklettegloffestatanessavatessavate deux doigts

This word in other languages

flip-flop(English)chancleta(Español)Flipflop(Deutsch)chinelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otng
  • tnog
  • togn
  • tongg
  • tonng
  • ttong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otng2tnog2togn2tongg1tonng1ttong1
Edit distance from "tong"

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 "tong"?
"tong" is spelled T-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ̃ɡ\.
What does "tong" mean?
As a noun, "tong" means: Sandale à deux brides dont le point d’attache sur le devant de la semelle se trouve entre le gros et le deuxième orteil.
What words are commonly confused with "tong"?
"tong" is commonly confused with "top", "too", "tot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tong" is \tɔ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tong" come from?
"tong" 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 "tong", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tjrs#25,151trap#25,156weil#25,169ruée#25,117

Similar misspelling depth

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

tease6 variantsarch6 variantsbabel6 variantsbailli6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list