# Guadeloupe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡwɑːdəˈluːp/ · frequency rank #45,412

## Definitions
1. An island at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean.
2. An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe.

## Etymology
From French Guadeloupe, from Spanish Santa María de Guadalupe (The Virgin Mary named after the Spanish town of Guadalupe in Extremadura). Doublet of Guadalupe.

## Easily confused with
- **Guadalupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guadalupe-vs-guadeloupe)

## Common misspellings (13)
`gaudeloupe`, `gguadeloupe`, `guaddeloupe`, `guadelloupe`, `guadelopue`, `guadelouep`, `guadelouppe`, `guadeluope`, `guadeolupe`, `guadleoupe`, `guaedloupe`, `gudaeloupe`, `ugadeloupe`

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