# Ghana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɑːnə/ · frequency rank #8,292

## Definitions
1. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

## Etymology
Named after the Ghana Empire by J. B. Danquah, from Soninke gajanŋa.

## Easily confused with
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-gina)
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-gran)
- **guan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-guan)
- **gonna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-gonna)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-grand)
- **grant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-grant)
- **giant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-giant)
- **gland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-gland)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-gunna)
- **Ghent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-ghent)
- **ghazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-ghazi)
- **guano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-guano)
- **guava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-guava)
- **Guyana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-guyana)
- **Guiana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghana-vs-guiana)
- **gan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-ghana)
- **gang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gang-vs-ghana)
- **Gaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaza-vs-ghana)
- **gala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gala-vs-ghana)
- **gaga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaga-vs-ghana)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gahna`, `gghana`, `ghaan`, `ghanna`, `ghhana`, `ghnaa`, `hgana`

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