# ganja

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɑn.d͡ʒɑ/ · frequency rank #40,709

## Definitions
1. Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.

## Easily confused with
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gaza)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gina)
- **Gaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gaya)
- **Gant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gant)
- **gonna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gonna)
- **Ghana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-ghana)
- **Genoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-genoa)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-gunna)
- **garda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-garda)
- **gan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-ganja)
- **gang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gang-vs-ganja)
- **gala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gala-vs-ganja)
- **gaga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaga-vs-ganja)
- **Gaia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaia-vs-ganja)
- **GABA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaba-vs-ganja)
- **Gama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gama-vs-ganja)
- **gamma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamma-vs-ganja)
- **ganga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganga-vs-ganja)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agnja`, `gajna`, `ganaj`, `ganjja`, `gannja`, `gganja`, `gnaja`

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