Pei-p'ing
"pei-p-ing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pei-p'ing” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Peiping.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pei-p-ing · Pei-p'ing · English
Pei-p'ing · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pei-p'ing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Pei-p'ing” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Pei-p'ing is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of Peiping.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pei-p'ing, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 北平 (Pei³-pʻing²). The correct English form is Pei-p'ing, spelled P-E-I---P-'-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of Peiping.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pei-p'ing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In 1928, when the Nationalist Government removed the capital to Nanking, Peking once more became merely a provincial town under the name Pei-p’ing, as in the first Ming period.
Pei-p'ing (Peking) has many times been the capital of China and in recent centuries has been the center of intellectual and cultural activities.
Etymology
From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 北平 (Pei³-pʻing²).
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.