# Cong vs conga

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cong
*name · IPA /kɔŋ/ · frequency rank #21,168*
Clipping of Vietcong.

### conga
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋɡə/ · frequency rank #43,087*
A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cong-vs-conga