Taichung

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The verdict

“Taichung” 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
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Taiwan

Corpus desk

Index DE-taichung · Taichung · German

Taichung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Taichung
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaichung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taichung“ im Deutschen

Taichungliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taichung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Taiwan".

Taichung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Taichung, spelled T-A-I-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Taiwan

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Militärsiedlungen in Taipeh und Taichung waren zu Künstlerkolonien geworden, in denen Touristen umherschlenderten.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Taichung"?
"Taichung" is spelled T-A-I-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Taichung" mean?
As a proper noun, "Taichung" means: Stadt in Taiwan
How do you pronounce "Taichung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taichung" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taichung" come from?
"Taichung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list