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How do you spell Tongue?

Correct spelling

tongue

TONG + UE. The UE is at the end.

Why is tongue spelled this way?

From Old English tunge. The -gue ending is unusual and unintuitive — why not just 'tung'? The silent letters persist from historical spelling conventions that no longer match pronunciation.

Common misspellings of tongue

toungetungetongeutonge

Example

Bite your tongue before you say something rude.

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