Guam
\ɡwam\
The verdict
“Guam” is an uncommon French word, ranked #52,091 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #52,091
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Île de la mer des Philippines, la plus grande de Micronésie et la plus méridionale de l’archipel des Mariannes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Guam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ɡwam\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Guam” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Guam is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡwam\. Corpus data places it at rank #52,091 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Guam, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Guam, spelled G-U-A-M.
Definition
- 1Île de la mer des Philippines, la plus grande de Micronésie et la plus méridionale de l’archipel des Mariannes.
- 2Territoire organisé non incorporé des États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal GU), occupant l’île (nom officiel Territoire de Guam). Il est bordé par le Commonwealth des îles Mariannes du Nord au nord et les États fédérés de Micronésie au sud. Sa capitale est Hagåtña (Agaña).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Guam”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-U-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡwam\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.