# Rwanda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹuˈændə/ · frequency rank #14,405

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa.
2. The standardized dialect of the Bantu language Rwanda-Rundi spoken in Rwanda.
3. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.

## Etymology
From Rwanda-Rundi u Rwanda from the archaic verb -anda (“to expand”). Compare Zulu anda (“to multiply”).

## Easily confused with
- **Rwandan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rwanda-vs-rwandan)
- **rand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rand-vs-rwanda)
- **Rana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rana-vs-rwanda)
- **rada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rada-vs-rwanda)
- **randy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/randy-vs-rwanda)
- **Ronda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronda-vs-rwanda)
- **Rhonda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhonda-vs-rwanda)
- **Randal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/randal-vs-rwanda)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rawnda`, `rrwanda`, `rwadna`, `rwanad`, `rwandda`, `rwannda`, `rwnada`, `rwwanda`, `wranda`

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