# dong vs Doug

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dong
*noun · IPA /dɒŋ/ · frequency rank #9,737*
The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫

### Doug
*name · IPA /dʌɡ/ · frequency rank #6,896*
A diminutive of the male given name Douglas.

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