Kowloon

[kowˈloõn]

/[kowˈloõn]/ name

The verdict

“Kowloon” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,920 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,920
frequency rank, Spanish
3,662
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de Hong Kong, en la extremidad suroccidental de la península homónima, frente a la isla de Hong Kong; está constituida por los dos núcleos de K. y de Nueva Kowloon. Unida mediante un transbo...

Key facts for Kowloon
PropertyValue
HeadwordKowloon
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kowˈloõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kowloon” 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). Kowloon lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kowloon is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,920 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kowˈloõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Hong Kong, en la extremidad suroccidental de la península homónima, frente a la isla de Hong Kong; está constituida por los dos núcleos de K. y de Nueva Kowloon. Unida mediante un transbo...".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kowloon in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Kowloon, spelled K-O-W-L-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Hong Kong, en la extremidad suroccidental de la península homónima, frente a la isla de Hong Kong; está constituida por los dos núcleos de K. y de Nueva Kowloon. Unida mediante un transbordador y un túnel submarino con Victoria.

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 "Kowloon"?
"Kowloon" is spelled K-O-W-L-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kowˈloõn].
What does "Kowloon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kowloon" means: Ciudad de Hong Kong, en la extremidad suroccidental de la península homónima, frente a la isla de Hong Kong; está constituida por los dos núcleos de K. y de Nueva Kowloon. Unida mediante un transbo...
How do you pronounce "Kowloon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kowloon" is [kowˈloõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kowloon" come from?
"Kowloon" 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 “Kowloon”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is K-O-W-L-O-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kowˈloõn] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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