Ouagadougou
[ˌvaɡaˈduːɡu]
The verdict
“Ouagadougou” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hauptstadt Burkina Fasos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ouagadougou |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌvaɡaˈduːɡu] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ouagadougou” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ouagadougou is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌvaɡaˈduːɡu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt Burkina Fasos".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ouagadougou in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ouagadougou, spelled O-U-A-G-A-D-O-U-G-O-U.
Definition
- 1Hauptstadt Burkina Fasos
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ouagadougou”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-U-A-G-A-D-O-U-G-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌvaɡaˈduːɡu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.