# Guinea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɪni/ · frequency rank #6,475

## Definitions
1. The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.
2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
3. Alternative letter-case form of guinea, an Italian.

## Etymology
From Portuguese Guiné + -ia, which is of uncertain origin.

## Easily confused with
- **guise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinea-vs-guise)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinea-vs-gunna)
- **Gunner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinea-vs-gunner)
- **gunned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinea-vs-gunned)
- **gurney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinea-vs-gurney)
- **Guinean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinea-vs-guinean)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gina-vs-guinea)
- **guide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guide-vs-guinea)
- **guile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guile-vs-guinea)
- **gained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gained-vs-guinea)
- **guided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guided-vs-guinea)
- **guides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guides-vs-guinea)
- **Gaines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaines-vs-guinea)
- **Guiana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guiana-vs-guinea)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gguinea`, `giunea`, `guiena`, `guinae`, `guinnea`, `guniea`, `uginea`

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