Taiwan
[taɪ̯ˈvaːn]
The verdict
“Taiwan” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,427 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #14,427
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Insel im Pazifik vor der Küste Chinas, die von der Volksrepublik China als Teil ihres Hoheitsgebietes angesehen wird
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Taiwan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [taɪ̯ˈvaːn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Taiwan” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Taiwan is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [taɪ̯ˈvaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Taiwan, with forms such as "atiwan", "taiawn", and "taiwann". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Titan", "Taliban", "Taifun", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Taiwan, spelled T-A-I-W-A-N.
Definition
- 1Insel im Pazifik vor der Küste Chinas, die von der Volksrepublik China als Teil ihres Hoheitsgebietes angesehen wird
- 2Staat auf dieser Insel, der nur von wenigen Staaten anerkannt ist
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atiwan,taiawn,taiwann,taiwna,taiwwan,tawian,tiawan,ttaiwan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Taiwan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Taiwan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-I-W-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [taɪ̯ˈvaːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Titan” - see the side-by-side comparison. Taiwan vs Titan
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.