Bangor
/ˈbæŋɡə/
"bangor" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Bangor” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,896 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #22,896
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bangor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbæŋɡə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,896 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bangor” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Bangor is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbæŋɡə/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,896 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bangor, with forms such as "abngor", "bagnor", and "banggor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bingo", "bangs", "banjo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2). The correct English form is Bangor, spelled B-A-N-G-O-R.
Definition
- 1A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- 2A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
- 3A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
- 4Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 5Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 6Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 7Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 8Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 9Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 10Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 11Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 12Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 13Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 14Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 15Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 16Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 17Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 18Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
- 19A commune on Belle-Île, Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
Etymology
From Welsh bangor (“wattle”), from Old Welsh bancor (“wattle”) (sense 1), and from Irish Beannchar (sense 2).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abngor,bagnor,banggor,bangorr,bangro,banngor,banogr,bbangor,bnagor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bangor - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Bangor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-N-G-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbæŋɡə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bingo” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bangor vs bingo
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.