# Gauteng

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /xaʊˈteŋ/ · frequency rank #36,574

## Definitions
1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.
2. A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg.

## Etymology
From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”).

## Easily confused with
- **gluten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauteng-vs-gluten)
- **gating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gating-vs-gauteng)
- **gauging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gauging-vs-gauteng)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aguteng`, `gatueng`, `gauetng`, `gautegn`, `gautengg`, `gautenng`, `gautneg`, `gautteng`, `ggauteng`, `guateng`

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