# Guam

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡwɑm/ · frequency rank #20,942

## Definitions
1. An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.
2. A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.

## Etymology
From Spanish, from Chamorro Guåhan, meaning "a place that has" or "a place of resources".

## Easily confused with
- **guy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guy)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gun)
- **gym** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gym)
- **gut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gut)
- **gum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gum)
- **Gus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gus)
- **GUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gui)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guo)
- **gul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gul)
- **guys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guys)
- **guns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guns)
- **gulf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gulf)
- **guru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guru)
- **guts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-guts)
- **Gunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gunn)
- **gums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gums)
- **gust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gust)
- **gump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gump)
- **gull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gull)
- **gulp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guam-vs-gulp)

## Common misspellings (5)
`gaum`, `gguam`, `guamm`, `guma`, `ugam`

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