Yaundé
[ʝãwn̪ˈd̪e]
The verdict
“Yaundé” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad capital de Camerún.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yaundé |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ʝãwn̪ˈd̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yaundé” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Yaundé is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʝãwn̪ˈd̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad capital de Camerún.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Yaundé, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Yaundé, spelled Y-A-U-N-D-É.
Definition
- 1Ciudad capital de Camerún.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Yaundé”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-A-U-N-D-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʝãwn̪ˈd̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.