Ningbo

Name: Ningbo, English Word Data
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/nɪŋˈbəʊ/

//nɪŋˈbəʊ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Ningbo” is uncommon English (frequency #67,682 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,682
frequency rank, English: 24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

Key facts for Ningbo
Property	Value
Headword	Ningbo
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/nɪŋˈbəʊ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#67,682
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ningbo” sits in English frequency

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

#67,682

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ningbo is uncommon English at frequency #67,682 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /nɪŋˈbəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ningbo, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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 the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves". The correct English form is Ningbo, spelled N-I-N-G-B-O.

Definition

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A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves".

Synonyms

Yinxian

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 "Ningbo"?

"Ningbo" is spelled N-I-N-G-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /nɪŋˈbəʊ/.

What does "Ningbo" mean?

As a proper noun, "Ningbo" means: A port city, prefecture-level city, and subprovincial city in eastern Zhejiang, China.

How do you pronounce "Ningbo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ningbo" is /nɪŋˈbəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Ningbo"?

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 寧波／宁波 (Níngbō), literally "Peaceful Waves". See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Ningbo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is N-I-N-G-B-O - 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.