Rangun

[ʁaŋˈɡuːn]

/[ʁaŋˈɡuːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Rangun” 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
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bis 1988 gültiger Name für die größte Stadt Myanmars

Corpus desk

Index DE-rangun · Rangun · German

Rangun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Rangun
PropertyValue
HeadwordRangun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʁaŋˈɡuːn]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Rangun” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Rangunliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rangun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʁaŋˈɡuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bis 1988 gültiger Name für die größte Stadt Myanmars".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Rangun, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rangun, spelled R-A-N-G-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bis 1988 gültiger Name für die größte Stadt Myanmars

Synonyms

Yangon

This word in other languages

Rangoon(English)Rangoon(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rangun"?
"Rangun" is spelled R-A-N-G-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaŋˈɡuːn].
What does "Rangun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rangun" means: bis 1988 gültiger Name für die größte Stadt Myanmars
How do you pronounce "Rangun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rangun" is [ʁaŋˈɡuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rangun" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list