# Yangon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jɑŋˈɡɑn/ · frequency rank #28,093

## Definitions
1. The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun), pronounced /jàɴɡòʊɴ/ in standard Burmese.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`ayngon`, `yagnon`, `yanggon`, `yangno`, `yangonn`, `yanngon`, `yanogn`, `ynagon`, `yyangon`

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