# Uganda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /juːˈɡændə/ · frequency rank #9,976

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda.

## Etymology
From Swahili Uganda (“Buganda, subnational kingdom”), from Luganda Buganda (“land of the Ganda”), possibly from Proto-Bantu *ngàndá (“family”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ugandan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uganda-vs-ugandan)

## Common misspellings (8)
`guanda`, `uagnda`, `ugadna`, `uganad`, `ugandda`, `ugannda`, `ugganda`, `ugnada`

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