# Chinese

> German word · Noun · IPA [çiˈneːzə] · frequency rank #16,665

## Definitions
1. Staatsbürger von China
2. Mensch, dessen Vorfahren aus China kommen

## Easily confused with
- **Chinesen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/chinese-vs-chinesen)
- **Chinesin** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/chinese-vs-chinesin)
- **Chinas** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/chinas-vs-chinese)
- **cheese** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cheese-vs-chinese)
- **Chiles** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/chiles-vs-chinese)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cchinese`, `chhinese`, `chiense`, `chinees`, `chinesse`, `chinnese`, `chinsee`, `chniese`, `cihnese`, `hcinese`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/chinese