# Cong vs cool

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cool
*adjective · IPA /kuːl/ · frequency rank #731*
Of a mildly low temperature.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cong-vs-cool