Sichuan

[sɨt͡ʃu̯an]

/[sɨt͡ʃu̯an]/ name

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The verdict

“Sichuan” is uncommon German (frequency #87,058 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,058
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China

Key facts for Sichuan
PropertyValue
HeadwordSichuan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[sɨt͡ʃu̯an]
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sichuan” 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). Sichuan lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Sichuan is uncommon German at frequency #87,058 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [sɨt͡ʃu̯an]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sichuan in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sichuan, spelled S-I-C-H-U-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China

This word in other languages

Sichuan(English)Sichuan(Français)

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 "Sichuan"?
"Sichuan" is spelled S-I-C-H-U-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sɨt͡ʃu̯an].
What does "Sichuan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sichuan" means: Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China
How do you pronounce "Sichuan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sichuan" is [sɨt͡ʃu̯an]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sichuan" come from?
"Sichuan" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sichuan”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-C-H-U-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sɨt͡ʃu̯an] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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