Kowloon

/kaʊˈluːn/

//kaʊˈluːn// name

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"kowloon" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kowloon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,732
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kowloon · Kowloon · English

Kowloon · rank #42,732 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,732
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH kirin

Nearest frequency peer: kirin (-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 “Kowloon”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Kowloon” 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 Kowloon
PropertyValue
HeadwordKowloon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/kaʊˈluːn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,732
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Kowloon”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Kowloonlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “kirin” (#42,731), “Krauss” (#42,733), “kinsman” (#42,730). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kowloon” is #42,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Kowloon (IPA /kaʊˈluːn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,732 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kowloon, with forms such as "kkowloon", "kolwoon", and "kowlloon". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Cantonese 九龍 /九龙 (gau² lung⁴, literally “nine dragons”), named after its eight mountains and the Chinese emperor Zhao Bing (1272–1279). The correct English form is Kowloon, spelled K-O-W-L-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Holonyms: HKSAR, HK (region) < PRC, People's Republic of China, China
  2. By the late 1930's some modern factories, built by outside interests and producing such goods as bricks, beer, and chinaware for export abroad, had already appeared in Tsuen Wan, a market town near Kowloon.

Etymology

From Cantonese 九龍 /九龙 (gau² lung⁴, literally “nine dragons”), named after its eight mountains and the Chinese emperor Zhao Bing (1272–1279).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkowloon
  • kolwoon
  • kowlloon
  • kowlon
  • kowlono
  • kowloonn
  • kowolon
  • kowwloon
  • kwoloon
  • okwloon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kowloon - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkowloon1kolwoon2kowlloon1kowlon1kowlono2kowloonn1kowolon2kowwloon1
Edit distance from "Kowloon"

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 "Kowloon"?
"Kowloon" is spelled K-O-W-L-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kaʊˈluːn/.
What does "Kowloon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kowloon" means: A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.
What are common misspellings of "Kowloon"?
Common misspellings include "kkowloon", "kolwoon", "kowlloon", "kowlon", "kowlono". The correct spelling is "Kowloon".
How do you pronounce "Kowloon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kowloon" is /kaʊˈluːn/. 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 "Kowloon"?
From Cantonese 九龍 /九龙 (gau² lung⁴, literally “nine dragons”), named after its eight mountains and the Chinese emperor Zhao Bing (1272–1279). 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 "Kowloon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kinsman#42,730jittery#42,720Lessing#42,744jawbone#42,719

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list