# Ghent

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɛnt/ · frequency rank #34,501

## Definitions
1. The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch Ghent (modern spelling: Gent), from Latin Ganda, itself probably of Celtic origin.

## Easily confused with
- **glen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-glen)
- **Gwen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-gwen)
- **great** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-great)
- **grant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-grant)
- **giant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-giant)
- **guest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-guest)
- **ghost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-ghost)
- **Glenn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-glenn)
- **greet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-greet)
- **grunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-grunt)
- **Gwent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-gwent)
- **glens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-glens)
- **glint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-glint)
- **ghetto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghent-vs-ghetto)
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/get-vs-ghent)
- **gene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gene-vs-ghent)
- **gent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gent-vs-ghent)
- **gens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gens-vs-ghent)
- **Gant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gant-vs-ghent)
- **ghee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ghee-vs-ghent)

## Common misspellings (8)
`gehnt`, `gghent`, `ghennt`, `ghentt`, `ghetn`, `ghhent`, `ghnet`, `hgent`

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