Yuan

[ˈjuːan]

/[ˈjuːan]/ noun

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The verdict

“Yuan” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,381
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-yuan · Yuan · German

Yuan · rank #23,381 · 5 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,381
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH WWF

Nearest frequency peer: WWF (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Yuan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Yuan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Yuan vs Yukon
60% similar
Yuan vs ya
25% similar
Yuan vs Yen
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Yuan
PropertyValue
HeadwordYuan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjuːan]
Letters4
Frequency rank#23,381
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Yuan“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Yuanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „WWF“ (#23,380), „zuhört“ (#23,382), „Wohnungsmarkt“ (#23,379). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „Yuan“ bei #23,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Yuan (IPA [ˈjuːan]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,381 among 67 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Währungseinheit der Volksrepublik China".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yuan, with forms such as "uyan", "yaun", and "yuann". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Yukon", "ya", "Yen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Yuan, spelled Y-U-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Währungseinheit der Volksrepublik China

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Erneut kritisierte Obama auch, dass der Yuan zum Nachteil des US-Handels unterbewertet sei.“
  2. „Zum Yuan hieß es, China werde weiter an einer "größeren Flexibilität beim Wechselkurs" arbeiten.“

Synonyms

Kuai

This word in other languages

yuan(English)yuan(Español)yuan(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uyan
  • yaun
  • yuann
  • yuna
  • yyuan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yuan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uyan2yaun2yuann1yuna2yyuan1
Edit distance from "Yuan"

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 "Yuan"?
"Yuan" is spelled Y-U-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjuːan].
What does "Yuan" mean?
As a noun, "Yuan" means: Währungseinheit der Volksrepublik China
What words are commonly confused with "Yuan"?
"Yuan" is commonly confused with "Yukon", "ya", "Yen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Yuan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yuan" is [ˈjuːan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yuan" come from?
"Yuan" 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 "Yuan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wale#23,369Abba#23,399Tölz#23,337tree#23,336

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Zölle5 variantscaro5 variantsdome5 variantsElise5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list