Chinese radish

noun

"chinese-radish" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Chinese radish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of daikon, particularly its Chinese varieties.

Corpus desk

Index EN-chinese-radish · Chinese radish · English

Chinese radish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Chinese radish
PropertyValue
HeadwordChinese radish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Chinese radish” in English

Chinese radishfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chinese radish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of daikon, particularly its Chinese varieties.".

Chinese radish has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From its original site of cultivation. The correct English form is Chinese radish, spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-E- -R-A-D-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of daikon, particularly its Chinese varieties.

Etymology

From its original site of cultivation.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chinese radish"?
"Chinese radish" is spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-E- -R-A-D-I-S-H.
What does "Chinese radish" mean?
As a noun, "Chinese radish" means: Synonym of daikon, particularly its Chinese varieties.
What is the origin of the word "Chinese radish"?
From its original site of cultivation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list