Xinjiang

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The verdict

“Xinjiang” is uncommon German (frequency #58,468 among 21 “X” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,468
frequency rank, German
21
“X” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - autonome Provinz im Westen der Volksrepublik China

Corpus desk

Index DE-xinjiang · Xinjiang · German

Xinjiang · rank #58,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,468
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 21
  • PHOTO-FINISH wärmere

Nearest frequency peer: wärmere (-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 „Xinjiang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Xinjiang
PropertyValue
HeadwordXinjiang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Xinjiang“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Xinjiangfällt 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: „wärmere“ (#58,467), „Wärmepumpe“ (#58,466), „wrote“ (#58,465). Unter 21 „X“-Lemmata liegt „Xinjiang“ bei #58,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Xinjiang is uncommon German at frequency #58,468 among 21 “X” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "autonome Provinz im Westen der Volksrepublik China".

Zero misspellings are on record for Xinjiang in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Xinjiang, spelled X-I-N-J-I-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    autonome Provinz im Westen der Volksrepublik China

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die USA, die EU und andere Regierungen beschuldigen China, Zwangsarbeit und Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Xinjiang hinzunehmen und sogar zu fördern, vor allem im Umgang mit der muslimischen Minderheit der Uiguren.“

Synonyms

historischOst-Turkestan

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); 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 "Xinjiang"?
"Xinjiang" is spelled X-I-N-J-I-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Xinjiang" mean?
As a proper noun, "Xinjiang" means: autonome Provinz im Westen der Volksrepublik China
How do you pronounce "Xinjiang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Xinjiang" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Xinjiang" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list