Guantanamo
/ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ/
"guantanamo" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Guantanamo” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,943 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #20,943
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A province of Cuba.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Guantanamo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #20,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Guantanamo” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Guantanamo is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,943 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guantanamo, with forms such as "gauntanamo", "gguantanamo", and "guanatnamo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Guantánamo, from Taíno, literally "land between rivers." The correct English form is Guantanamo, spelled G-U-A-N-T-A-N-A-M-O.
Definition
- 1A province of Cuba.
- 2A city in Cuba.
- 3Synonym of Guantanamo Bay (naval base)
- 4Synonym of Gitmo (detention camp)
Etymology
From Spanish Guantánamo, from Taíno, literally "land between rivers."
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: gauntanamo,gguantanamo,guanatnamo,guanntanamo,guantaanmo,guantanammo,guantanaom,guantanmao,guantannamo,guantnaamo,guanttanamo,guatnanamo,gunatanamo,ugantanamo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guantanamo - 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 “Guantanamo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-A-N-T-A-N-A-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɡwɑnˈtɑːnɑmoʊ/ (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.