Wong

\wɔ̃ɡ\

/\wɔ̃ɡ\/ name

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The verdict

“Wong” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,507
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille chinois.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wong · Wong · French

Wong · rank #21,507 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,507
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wes

Nearest frequency peer: Wes (-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 « Wong »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Wong » 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).

Wong vs wow
25% similar
Wong vs woo
25% similar
Wong vs work
25% similar

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

Key facts for Wong
PropertyValue
HeadwordWong
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\wɔ̃ɡ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,507
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Wong »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Wongse 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 « Wes » (#21,506), « Yvonne » (#21,508), « weed » (#21,505). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « Wong » est au #21,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Wong (IPA \wɔ̃ɡ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,507 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille chinois.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wong, with forms such as "owng", "wnog", and "wogn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wow", "woo", "work", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Wong, spelled W-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille chinois.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Apparemment, monsieur et madame Wong mangent sans ressentir la moindre brûlure.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owng
  • wnog
  • wogn
  • wongg
  • wonng
  • wwong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wong - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owng2wnog2wogn2wongg1wonng1wwong1
Edit distance from "Wong"

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 "Wong"?
"Wong" is spelled W-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \wɔ̃ɡ\.
What does "Wong" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wong" means: Nom de famille chinois.
What words are commonly confused with "Wong"?
"Wong" is commonly confused with "wow", "woo", "work". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wong" is \wɔ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wong" come from?
"Wong" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

weed#21,505zach#21,509thaï#21,484sant#21,463

Similar misspelling depth

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

vouée6 variantsalone6 variantstapie6 variantssoude6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list