Gusu
"gusu" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Gusu” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A district of modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gusu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gusu” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Gusu is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Gusu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 姑蘇 /姑苏 (Gūsū). The correct English form is Gusu, spelled G-U-S-U.
Definition
- 1A district of modern Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown.
- 2Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
- 3The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
- 4Modern Suzhou itself
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 姑蘇 /姑苏 (Gūsū).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Gusu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-U-S-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.