Chinese Taipei
"chinese-taipei" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Chinese Taipei” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Chinese Taipei |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Chinese Taipei” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Chinese Taipei is 14 letters long, classified as a proper noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.".
Chinese Taipei has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: 1970s, Chinese + Taipei. From being a Chinese state (an open-ended reference either to the territory being actually occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan), being claimed by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), both, or similar) whose capital… The correct English form is Chinese Taipei, spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-E- -T-A-I-P-E-I.
Definition
- 1A name under which the Republic of China (Taiwan) participates in international organisations.
Etymology
1970s, Chinese + Taipei. From being a Chinese state (an open-ended reference either to the territory being actually occupied by the Republic of China (Taiwan), being claimed by the People's Republic of China (mainland China), both, or similar) whose capital is Taipei (derived from Wade–Giles).
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Chinese Taipei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-I-N-E-S-E- -T-A-I-P-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.