Kagoshima

[kaɣ̞oˈʃima]

/[kaɣ̞oˈʃima]/ name

The verdict

“Kagoshima” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,992 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,992
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de la isla Kyushü, capital de la prefectura homónima. Japón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kagoshima · Kagoshima · Spanish

Kagoshima · rank #87,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,992
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH jurisprudenci…

Nearest frequency peer: jurisprudenciales (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Kagoshima”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Kagoshima” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kagoshima
PropertyValue
HeadwordKagoshima
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kaɣ̞oˈʃima]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Kagoshima” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Kagoshimacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “jurisprudenciales” (#87,990), “Kaohsiung” (#87,994), “jumping” (#87,989). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “Kagoshima” va en #87,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kagoshima is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,992 among 248 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kaɣ̞oˈʃima]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de la isla Kyushü, capital de la prefectura homónima. Japón.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kagoshima in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Kagoshima, spelled K-A-G-O-S-H-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de la isla Kyushü, capital de la prefectura homónima. Japón.

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 "Kagoshima"?
"Kagoshima" is spelled K-A-G-O-S-H-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kaɣ̞oˈʃima].
What does "Kagoshima" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kagoshima" means: Ciudad de la isla Kyushü, capital de la prefectura homónima. Japón.
How do you pronounce "Kagoshima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kagoshima" is [kaɣ̞oˈʃima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kagoshima" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list