Guangzhou

/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/

//ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ// name

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"guangzhou" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Guangzhou” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,654
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

Corpus desk

Index EN-guangzhou · Guangzhou · English

Guangzhou · rank #20,654 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,654
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH grounding

Nearest frequency peer: grounding (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Guangzhou”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Guangzhou” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Guangzhou
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuangzhou
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,654
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Guangzhou”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Guangzhoulands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “grounding” (#20,653), “Gunn” (#20,655), “groin” (#20,652). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Guangzhou” is #20,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Guangzhou (IPA /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,654 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guangzhou, with forms such as "gaungzhou", "gguangzhou", and "guagnzhou". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”). The correct English form is Guangzhou, spelled G-U-A-N-G-Z-H-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Guangzhou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Chinese side of the border, Shumchun, is a long building—a combination reception house, customs office, and dining facility. We were guided down corridors, past dining rooms crowded with businessmen noisily enjoying lunch before the train for Guangzhou pulled out.
  2. As a result, decisions to clean up the environment are routinely—and inaccurately—described as hurtful to prosperity. For example, in Guangzhou, China, the vice director of the city’s planning agency felt forced to defend a decision to limit automobile traffic as a means of reducing dangerous levels of air pollution by saying, “Of course from the governme…

Etymology

Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”).

Synonyms

CantonKwang-chow Foo

This word in other languages

Cantón(Español)Canton(Français)Guangzhou(Deutsch)Cantão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaungzhou
  • gguangzhou
  • guagnzhou
  • guanggzhou
  • guanghzou
  • guangzhhou
  • guangzhuo
  • guangzohu
  • guangzzhou
  • guanngzhou
  • guanzghou
  • gunagzhou
  • ugangzhou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guangzhou - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

gaungzhou2gguangzhou1guagnzhou2guanggzhou1guanghzou2guangzhhou1guangzhuo2guangzohu2
Edit distance from "Guangzhou"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Guangzhou"?
"Guangzhou" is spelled G-U-A-N-G-Z-H-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/.
What does "Guangzhou" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guangzhou" means: A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
What are common misspellings of "Guangzhou"?
Common misspellings include "gaungzhou", "gguangzhou", "guagnzhou", "guanggzhou", "guanghzou". The correct spelling is "Guangzhou".
How do you pronounce "Guangzhou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guangzhou" is /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Guangzhou"?
Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Guangzhou", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grounding#20,653gunpowder#20,656Fukushima#20,644Icelandic#20,670

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list