Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vuong

/vuˈɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: vuong
IPA: /vuˈɔŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Vietnamese, equivalent to English King.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Vương, from 王 (“king”). Doublet of Wang and Wong.

Origin

Source language: Vietnamese

Word Breakdown

Root: Vương

Inflected Forms

Vuongs (plural)

Rhymes With

long wrong along song strong hong kong belong hong-kong dong lifelong jong

Questions

How do you pronounce vuong?: The recorded pronunciation is /vuˈɔŋ/.
What does vuong mean?: A surname from Vietnamese, equivalent to English King.
Where does vuong come from?: It is traced to Vietnamese.

How to pronounce vuong

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