# Bangor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbæŋɡə/ · frequency rank #22,896

## Definitions
1. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
2. A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
3. A city, formerly a town, in County Down, Northern Ireland.
4. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
5. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
6. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
7. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
8. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
9. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
10. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
11. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
12. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
13. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
14. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
15. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
16. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
17. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
18. Any of several other places named after the cities in Wales or Northern Ireland.
19. A 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).

## Easily confused with
- **bingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-bingo)
- **bangs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-bangs)
- **banjo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-banjo)
- **bongo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-bongo)
- **banner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-banner)
- **banker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-banker)
- **banter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-banter)
- **Bannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangor-vs-bannon)
- **bang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bang-vs-bangor)
- **banco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banco-vs-bangor)
- **badger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/badger-vs-bangor)
- **banger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banger-vs-bangor)
- **Bangla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangla-vs-bangor)
- **bandar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bandar-vs-bangor)
- **Bangkok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangkok-vs-bangor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abngor`, `bagnor`, `banggor`, `bangorr`, `bangro`, `banngor`, `banogr`, `bbangor`, `bnagor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bangor