# Rangoon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/ · frequency rank #31,723

## Definitions
1. Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.

## Etymology
From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.

## Easily confused with
- **raccoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raccoon-vs-rangoon)

## Common misspellings (10)
`arngoon`, `ragnoon`, `ranggoon`, `rangon`, `rangono`, `rangoonn`, `ranngoon`, `ranogon`, `rnagoon`, `rrangoon`

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