Bangkok
[bãŋˈkok]
The verdict
“Bangkok” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,882 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #17,882
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de Tailandia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bangkok |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [bãŋˈkok] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,882 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bangkok” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Bangkok is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bãŋˈkok]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,882 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "es la capital de Tailandia.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bangkok, with forms such as "abngkok", "bagnkok", and "banggkok". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Bangkok, spelled B-A-N-G-K-O-K.
Definition
- 1es la capital de Tailandia.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abngkok,bagnkok,banggkok,bangkko,bangkkok,bangkokk,bangokk,bankgok,banngkok,bbangkok,bnagkok,vangkok
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bangkok - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Bangkok”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-N-G-K-O-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bãŋˈkok] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.