Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeong

/dʒˈɛŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: jeong
IPA: /dʒˈɛŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Korean, a more recent transliteration of Chung.

Etymology

Transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 정

Inflected Forms

Jeongs (plural) Joung (alternative)

Homonyms

geng

Rhymes With

ng eng feng cheng peng deng meng zheng sheng seng teng leong

Questions

How do you pronounce jeong?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɛŋ/.
What does jeong mean?: A surname from Korean, a more recent transliteration of Chung.
Where does jeong come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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