Kinshasa

[kĩnʲˈʃasa]

/[kĩnʲˈʃasa]/ name

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The verdict

“Kinshasa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,184 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,184
frequency rank, Spanish
3,662
“K” headwords

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

Key facts for Kinshasa
PropertyValue
HeadwordKinshasa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kĩnʲˈʃasa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,184
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kinshasa” 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). Kinshasa 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

Kinshasa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,184 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kĩnʲˈʃasa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es la capital de la República Democrática del Congo.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kinshasa, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Kinshasa, spelled K-I-N-S-H-A-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    es la capital de la República Democrática del Congo.

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 "Kinshasa"?
"Kinshasa" is spelled K-I-N-S-H-A-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kĩnʲˈʃasa].
What does "Kinshasa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kinshasa" means: es la capital de la República Democrática del Congo.
How do you pronounce "Kinshasa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kinshasa" is [kĩnʲˈʃasa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kinshasa" come from?
"Kinshasa" 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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Using “Kinshasa”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is K-I-N-S-H-A-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kĩnʲˈʃasa] (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