Qingdao
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The verdict
“Qingdao” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong am Gelben Meer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Qingdao |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Qingdao” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Qingdao is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong am Gelben Meer".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Qingdao, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Qingdao, spelled Q-I-N-G-D-A-O.
Definition
- 1Stadt in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong am Gelben Meer
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Qingdao”
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- The one correct German spelling is Q-I-N-G-D-A-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.