Guangzhou
/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/
"guangzhou" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Guangzhou” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,654 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #20,654
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Guangzhou |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Guangzhou” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Guangzhou is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,654 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
Etymology
Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “Guangzhou”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-A-N-G-Z-H-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.