Chinatown

[ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n]

/[ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chinatown” is uncommon German (frequency #51,200 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,200
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadtviertel außerhalb Chinas, in dem vorwiegend Personen mit chinesischer Abstammung leben

Key facts for Chinatown
PropertyValue
HeadwordChinatown
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Chinatown” sits in German 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). Chinatown 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

Chinatown is uncommon German at frequency #51,200 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadtviertel außerhalb Chinas, in dem vorwiegend Personen mit chinesischer Abstammung leben".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Chinatown, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Chinatown, spelled C-H-I-N-A-T-O-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadtviertel außerhalb Chinas, in dem vorwiegend Personen mit chinesischer Abstammung leben

This word in other languages

Chinatown(English)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chinatown"?
"Chinatown" is spelled C-H-I-N-A-T-O-W-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n].
What does "Chinatown" mean?
As a noun, "Chinatown" means: Stadtviertel außerhalb Chinas, in dem vorwiegend Personen mit chinesischer Abstammung leben
How do you pronounce "Chinatown"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chinatown" is [ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chinatown" come from?
"Chinatown" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Chinatown”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-I-N-A-T-O-W-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nəˌtaʊ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German 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