# dong vs dow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dow
*verb · IPA /daʊ/ · frequency rank #12,409*
To be worth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dow