Nanking
[ˈnaŋˌkɪŋ]
The verdict
“Nanking” is uncommon German (frequency #89,340 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,340
- frequency rank, German
- 1,954
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der chinesischen Provinz Jiangsu
Corpus desk
Index DE-nanking · Nanking · German
Nanking · rank #89,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,340
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,954
- PHOTO-FINISH Nationalfarben
Nearest frequency peer: Nationalfarben (+2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Nanking“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- nachträglic…
nachträglicher
10,667 corpus weight
- Nachwuchswi…
Nachwuchswissenschaftler
10,665 corpus weight
- Nanking
Nanking
10,661 corpus weight
- Nationalfar…
Nationalfarben
10,659 corpus weight
- Nationalmus…
Nationalmuseums
10,658 corpus weight
- Natronlauge
Natronlauge
10,657 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Nanking“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nanking |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaŋˌkɪŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #89,340 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Nanking“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Nanking is uncommon German at frequency #89,340 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈnaŋˌkɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt der chinesischen Provinz Jiangsu".
Nanking doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Nanking, spelled N-A-N-K-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Hauptstadt der chinesischen Provinz Jiangsu
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nanking appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Nanking gibt es mehrere Universitäten.
„Zu jener Zeit traf Lai-bau mit dem Frachtschiff aus Nanking wieder ein.“
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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