Anhui

/ɑːnˈhweɪ/

//ɑːnˈhweɪ// name

"anhui" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Anhui” is uncommon English (frequency #54,616 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,616
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province in eastern China. Capital: Hefei.

Corpus desk

Index EN-anhui · Anhui · English

Anhui · rank #54,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,616
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH antenatal

Nearest frequency peer: antenatal (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Anhui”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Anhui” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anhui
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnhui
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɑːnˈhweɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,616
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Anhui” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Anhuifalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “antenatal” (#54,617), “angiotensin” (#54,614), “Anatolian” (#54,613). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Anhui” is #54,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anhui is uncommon English at frequency #54,616 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ɑːnˈhweɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A province in eastern China. Capital: Hefei.".

Anhui doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Mandarin 安徽 (Ānhuī). The correct English form is Anhui, spelled A-N-H-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province in eastern China. Capital: Hefei.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He found nothing but disorder at the Taeping capital, and no troops with which he could venture to assume the offensive against the powerful army, in numbers at all events, that the two Tsengs had drawn round Nanking. In this position his troubles were increased by the suspicion of Tien Wang, who deprived him of all his honours, and banished him to the pr…
  2. Some idea of the extent of the calamity, which is due to the excessive rains of the summer, resulting in the complete failure of the crops and the destruction of many homesteads, may be gathered from the fact that the committee with probably make an appeal for at least £250,000. Help will be solicited not only from Shanghai, but from Great Britain, Americ…

Etymology

From Mandarin 安徽 (Ānhuī).

Synonyms

Ngan-hweiNganhweiNgan-hwueiNganhwueiGan-hwuyGanhwuyNgan-huiNganhuiNganhuei

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anhui"?
"Anhui" is spelled A-N-H-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ɑːnˈhweɪ/.
What does "Anhui" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anhui" means: A province in eastern China. Capital: Hefei.
How do you pronounce "Anhui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anhui" is /ɑːnˈhweɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Anhui"?
From Mandarin 安徽 (Ānhuī). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list