Myanmar

name

The verdict

“Myanmar” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,424 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#27,424
frequency rank, German
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Land in Südostasien (Hinterindien)

Key facts for Myanmar
PropertyValue
HeadwordMyanmar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,424
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Myanmar” 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). Myanmar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Myanmar is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #27,424 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Land in Südostasien (Hinterindien)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Myanmar, with forms such as "maynmar", "mmyanmar", and "myamnar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Myanmar, spelled M-Y-A-N-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land in Südostasien (Hinterindien)

Synonyms

Republik der Union MyanmarBirmanische UnionSozialistische Republik Birmanische UnionUnion MyanmarBirmaBurma

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: maynmar,mmyanmar,myamnar,myanamr,myanmarr,myanmmar,myanmra,myannmar,mynamar,myyanmar,ymanmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Myanmar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

maynmar2mmyanmar1myamnar2myanamr2myanmarr1myanmmar1myanmra2myannmar1
Edit distance from "Myanmar"

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 "Myanmar"?
"Myanmar" is spelled M-Y-A-N-M-A-R.
What does "Myanmar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Myanmar" means: Land in Südostasien (Hinterindien)
What are common misspellings of "Myanmar"?
Common misspellings include "maynmar", "mmyanmar", "myamnar", "myanamr", "myanmarr". The correct spelling is "Myanmar".
What language does "Myanmar" come from?
"Myanmar" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “Myanmar”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-Y-A-N-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list