Bangui
/bɑːŋˈɡiː/
"bangui" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Bangui” is uncommon English (frequency #68,847 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,847
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of the Central African Republic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bangui |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /bɑːŋˈɡiː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bangui” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bangui is uncommon English at frequency #68,847 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /bɑːŋˈɡiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Bangui in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: French Oubangui. Named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement. The correct English form is Bangui, spelled B-A-N-G-U-I.
Definition
- 1The capital city of the Central African Republic.
- 2A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Etymology
French Oubangui. Named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement.
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); 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 “Bangui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-N-G-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɑːŋˈɡiː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.