Mukden

name

"mukden" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mukden” is uncommon English (frequency #99,598 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,598
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Shenyang, in Liaoning province, China.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mukden · Mukden · English

Mukden · rank #99,598 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,598
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mullett

Nearest frequency peer: mullett (+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 “Mukden”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Mukden
PropertyValue
HeadwordMukden
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,598
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Mukden” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Mukdenfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “mullett” (#99,599), “mournfully” (#99,596), “Murgatroyd” (#99,600). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mukden” is #99,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mukden is uncommon English at frequency #99,598 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Shenyang, in Liaoning province, China.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Mukden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Manchu ᠮᡠᡴ᠋ᡩᡝᠨ (mukden). The correct English form is Mukden, spelled M-U-K-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Shenyang, in Liaoning province, China.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In such different towns as Mukden, Niu-chwang, Ch'ung-k'ing, Ch'êngtu, Chia-ting Fu, Sui Fu, Chao-t'ung Fu, Tung-ch'uan Fu, Yün-nan Fu, and Tali Fu, I encountered members of the missionary community, from all of whom I received a cordial hospitality and much valuable information.
  2. The reconstruction of the Tokyo-Shimonoseki section is of importance and ought to be done, not only because it forms a great artery of Japan, but also because it is the line which, when the Mukden-Antung standard-gauge railway is completed next November, will form part of the world’s railway highway, conveying passengers via Chosen and South Manchuria, wi…

Etymology

From Manchu ᠮᡠᡴ᠋ᡩᡝᠨ (mukden).

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 "Mukden"?
"Mukden" is spelled M-U-K-D-E-N.
What does "Mukden" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mukden" means: Shenyang, in Liaoning province, China.
What is the origin of the word "Mukden"?
From Manchu ᠮᡠᡴ᠋ᡩᡝᠨ (mukden). 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 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list