Vietcong
/ˌvi.ɛtˈkɑŋ/noun
Vietcong is spelled V-I-E-T-C-O-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Vietcong means “A member of this organization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Vietcong is Vietcongs.
How many letters and syllables are in Vietcong?
| Letters | 8: V-I-E-T-C-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Vietcong?
Vietcong appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Vietcong?
- UK /ˌviː.ɛtˈkɒŋ/
- US /ˌvi.ɛtˈkɑŋ/
Vietcong has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Vietcong?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Vietcong from its last stressed vowel (/ɑŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Vietcong
- Vietcongs plural
- Viet Cong
- VC
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Vietcong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of this organization.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vietcong in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a member of the Vietcong guerrilla:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | vietcongue, vietcong, viet cong |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Vietcong come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Cộng, short for Việt Nam cộng sản (“Vietnamese communist”). First attested in English in 1957.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).