# Swansea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈswɒnzi/ · frequency rank #12,690

## Definitions
1. A city and county in South Wales.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).

## Easily confused with
- **Swanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swansea-vs-swanson)

## Common misspellings (10)
`sawnsea`, `sswansea`, `swanesa`, `swannsea`, `swansae`, `swanssea`, `swasnea`, `swnasea`, `swwansea`, `wsansea`

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