# Viet

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,854

## Definitions
1. South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or Vietnam entirely.
2. The Vietnamese language.
3. Synonym of Yue.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt.

## Easily confused with
- **VIP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vip)
- **vis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vis)
- **Viv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-viv)
- **vim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vim)
- **Vit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vit)
- **VIX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vix)
- **view** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-view)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-visa)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vine)
- **vile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vile)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vita)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-viva)
- **volt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-volt)
- **vive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vive)
- **vise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vise)
- **vino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vino)
- **Vigo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vigo)
- **vila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vila)
- **Vogt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-vogt)
- **visit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viet-vs-visit)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ivet`, `veit`, `viett`, `vite`, `vviet`

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