Bangui

[ˈbãŋgi]

/[ˈbãŋgi]/ name

The verdict

“Bangui” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,141 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,141
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - es la capital de la República Centroafricana.

Key facts for Bangui
PropertyValue
HeadwordBangui
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbãŋgi]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,141
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bangui” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bangui lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bangui is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,141 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbãŋgi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de la República Centroafricana.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bangui in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Bangui, spelled B-A-N-G-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    es la capital de la República Centroafricana.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bangui"?
"Bangui" is spelled B-A-N-G-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbãŋgi].
What does "Bangui" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bangui" means: es la capital de la República Centroafricana.
How do you pronounce "Bangui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bangui" is [ˈbãŋgi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bangui" come from?
"Bangui" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Bangui”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-N-G-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbãŋgi] (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list