# Vietnam

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/ · frequency rank #4,281

## Definitions
1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
2. The Vietnam War.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

## Easily confused with
- **Vienna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vienna-vs-vietnam)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ivetnam`, `veitnam`, `vientam`, `vietanm`, `vietnamm`, `vietnma`, `vietnnam`, `viettnam`, `vitenam`, `vvietnam`

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