Yaoundé
/jɑːˈʊndeɪ/
"yaounde" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Yaoundé” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Cameroon.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yaoundé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /jɑːˈʊndeɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yaoundé” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Yaoundé is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /jɑːˈʊndeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital city of Cameroon.".
Yaoundé has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Yaoundé, spelled Y-A-O-U-N-D-É.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Cameroon.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Yaoundé”
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- The one correct English spelling is Y-A-O-U-N-D-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /jɑːˈʊndeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.