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It's not possible to count the words in any language, because there is no universal definition of what a word is. Vietnamese is particularly problematic, because it is written in syllable form, based on Chinese, and there is controversy as to whether compound syllables should be written as (and considered) single words.

But most estimates place the number between 40,000 and 160,000 words (which is the same range for almost all other languages).

Note: English is an exception. It has the largest number of words of any language in the world, estimated at 170,000 to 250,000 words. No language has more words than English.

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