Which to use
“dong” and “dunk” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,930
- “dong” frequency rank
- #44,992
- “dunk” frequency rank
- 62922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dong | dunk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue du peuple Dong, en Chine. | Désigne un smash au jeu de basket. |
Where the eye mixes dong and dunk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dong vs dunk
A purely visual mix-up. dong (\dɔ̃ɡ\) and dunk (\dœŋk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dong is recorded at frequency rank #17,930, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ̃ɡ\. dunk is at rank #44,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dœŋk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62922, this pair ranks #84,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dong vs dunk
Shared letters: dn. Private to "dong": go. Private to "dunk": ku.
"dong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dunk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dong" and "dunk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dong" or "dunk"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dong" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dunk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dong" and "dunk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drunk vs dunk". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #84,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.