# dong

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɒŋ/ · frequency rank #9,737

## Definitions
1. The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
2. The currency of South Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: Đ.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese đồng, from Middle Chinese 銅 (duwng, “copper”), from Old Chinese 銅 (*doːŋ). Cognate with Mandarin 銅 /铜 (tóng, “copper”).

## Easily confused with
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dot)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dug)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dos)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dow)
- **doo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-doo)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dun)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dor)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-down)
- **door** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-door)
- **drug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-drug)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dont)
- **drag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-drag)
- **dose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dose)
- **Doug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-doug)
- **dope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dope)
- **doom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-doom)
- **dots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dots)
- **dove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dove)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dunn)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddong`, `dnog`, `dogn`, `dongg`, `donng`, `odng`

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