Dungan
/ˈdʊŋˌɡɑːn/noun
Dungan is spelled D-U-N-G-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Dungan means “A Muslim people originally from north-west China who currently reside in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Dungan?
| Letters | 6: D-U-N-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Dungan?
Dungan appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Dungan?
- /ˈdʊŋˌɡɑːn/
- /ˈdʊŋˌɡæn/
- /ˈdʌŋɡən/
Dungan has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Dungan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Dungan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Muslim people originally from north-west China who currently reside in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dungan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Dungane, Dunganin |
| Spanish | dungano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Dungan come from?
From Turkic [Term?], probably via Russian, originally referring to any Hui Chinese. It is an exonym.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).