# Nanking

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nænˈkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #42,292

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Nanjing.

## Etymology
From the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 南京, reinforced by Postal Romanization from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

## Easily confused with
- **napkin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nanking-vs-napkin)
- **napping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nanking-vs-napping)
- **naming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naming-vs-nanking)
- **nagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagging-vs-nanking)
- **nailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nailing-vs-nanking)
- **Nanjing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nanjing-vs-nanking)

## Common misspellings (11)
`annking`, `nakning`, `nanikng`, `nankign`, `nankingg`, `nankinng`, `nankking`, `nanknig`, `nannking`, `nnaking`, `nnanking`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nanking