Guangzhou

[ˈgwãŋʒow]

/[ˈgwãŋʒow]/ name

The verdict

“Guangzhou” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,840
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de la República Popular de China, capital de la provincia de Guangdong.

Corpus desk

Index ES-guangzhou · Guangzhou · Spanish

Guangzhou · rank #47,840 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,840
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH guanaco

Nearest frequency peer: guanaco (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Guangzhou”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Guangzhou” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Guangzhou
PropertyValue
HeadwordGuangzhou
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈgwãŋʒow]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,840
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Guangzhou”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Guangzhoucae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “guanaco” (#47,839), “gustabas” (#47,841), “gros” (#47,837). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “Guangzhou” va en #47,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Guangzhou (IPA [ˈgwãŋʒow]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,840 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad de la República Popular de China, capital de la provincia de Guangdong.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Guangzhou, with forms such as "gaungzhou", "gguangzhou", and "guagnzhou". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Guangzhou, spelled G-U-A-N-G-Z-H-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de la República Popular de China, capital de la provincia de Guangdong.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gaungzhou
  • gguangzhou
  • guagnzhou
  • guanggzhou
  • guanghzou
  • guangzhhou
  • guangzhuo
  • guangzohu
  • guangzzhou
  • guanngzhou
  • guanzghou
  • gunagzhou
  • ugangzhou

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Guangzhou - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gaungzhou2gguangzhou1guagnzhou2guanggzhou1guanghzou2guangzhhou1guangzhuo2guangzohu2
Edit distance from "Guangzhou"

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 "Guangzhou"?
"Guangzhou" is spelled G-U-A-N-G-Z-H-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgwãŋʒow].
What does "Guangzhou" mean?
As a proper noun, "Guangzhou" means: Ciudad de la República Popular de China, capital de la provincia de Guangdong.
What are common misspellings of "Guangzhou"?
Common misspellings include "gaungzhou", "gguangzhou", "guagnzhou", "guanggzhou", "guanghzou". The correct spelling is "Guangzhou".
How do you pronounce "Guangzhou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Guangzhou" is [ˈgwãŋʒow]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Guangzhou" come from?
"Guangzhou" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Guangzhou", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list