Yunnan

[i̯ʏnnan]

/[i̯ʏnnan]/ name

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The verdict

“Yunnan” is uncommon German (frequency #88,552 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,552
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-yunnan · Yunnan · German

Yunnan · rank #88,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,552
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zahnstein

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnstein (+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 „Yunnan“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yunnan
PropertyValue
HeadwordYunnan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[i̯ʏnnan]
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Yunnan“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Yunnanfällt 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: „Zahnstein“ (#88,553), „Wüstensand“ (#88,549), „Zarenreich“ (#88,555). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „Yunnan“ bei #88,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yunnan is uncommon German at frequency #88,552 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [i̯ʏnnan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Yunnan, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Yunnan, spelled Y-U-N-N-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kunming ist die Hauptstadt von Yunnan.

This word in other languages

Yunnan(English)Yunnan(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 "Yunnan"?
"Yunnan" is spelled Y-U-N-N-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [i̯ʏnnan].
What does "Yunnan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yunnan" means: Provinz im Südwesten der Volksrepublik China
How do you pronounce "Yunnan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yunnan" is [i̯ʏnnan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yunnan" come from?
"Yunnan" 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 "Yunnan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list