# Xia vs Xian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Xia
*name · IPA /ʃɑ/ · frequency rank #38,695*
An ancient dynasty in China.

### Xian
*name · frequency rank #37,296*
Alternative spelling of Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xia-vs-xian