Schanghai

[ˈʃaŋhaɪ̯]

/[ˈʃaŋhaɪ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Schanghai” is uncommon German (frequency #56,498 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,498
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt der Volksrepublik China

Corpus desk

Index DE-schanghai · Schanghai · German

Schanghai · rank #56,498 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,498
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schallwellen

Nearest frequency peer: Schallwellen (-1 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 „Schanghai“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schanghai“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schanghai
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchanghai
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃaŋhaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schanghai“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schanghaifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schallwellen“ (#56,497), „Schattenseite“ (#56,499), „Sammelstelle“ (#56,496). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schanghai“ bei #56,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schanghai is uncommon German at frequency #56,498 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃaŋhaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt der Volksrepublik China".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schanghai, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schanghai, spelled S-C-H-A-N-G-H-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt der Volksrepublik China

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schanghai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Ballungsraum Schanghai wohnen über 17 Millionen Menschen.
  2. Das Schanghai der dreißiger Jahre war ein architektonischer Dialog zwischen Ost und West.

This word in other languages

Shanghai(English)Shanghái(Español)Shanghai(Français)Xangai(Português)

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 "Schanghai"?
"Schanghai" is spelled S-C-H-A-N-G-H-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaŋhaɪ̯].
What does "Schanghai" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schanghai" means: Stadt der Volksrepublik China
How do you pronounce "Schanghai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schanghai" is [ˈʃaŋhaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schanghai" come from?
"Schanghai" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schanghai", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rundungen#56,492Rockstars#56,478Schwertes#56,519Seligkeit#56,525

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list