Qinghai

/ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/

//ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ// name

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"qinghai" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Qinghai” is uncommon English (frequency #82,698 among 288 “Q” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,698
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.

Corpus desk

Index EN-qinghai · Qinghai · English

Qinghai · rank #82,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,698
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Qassam

Nearest frequency peer: Qassam (-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 “Qinghai”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Qinghai
PropertyValue
HeadwordQinghai
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Qinghai” 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).Qinghaifalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Qassam” (#82,697), “Quetzalcoatl” (#82,699), “pwn” (#82,696). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “Qinghai” is #82,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Qinghai is uncommon English at frequency #82,698 among 288 “Q” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Qinghai doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”). The correct English form is Qinghai, spelled Q-I-N-G-H-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
  2. 2
    A large lake in Qinghai province, the largest in China.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, 300 schools in six xian surrounding the provincial capital, Xi’ning^([sic – meaning Xining]) (Sining), had 10,000 students in 1964. Part-work schools in the province enabled 8 per cent of the age-group to attend school, including some go per cent of those children from poor and lower middle peasant families (SCMP 3350, 1964…
  2. Tibetan is found predominantly in Tibet; Tibetan-speaking communities are also found in Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Gansu. In Tibet, all official documents are issued in both Tibetan and Chinese, and also in certain regions of Sichuan and Qinghai. Moreover, the radio stations in Tibet broadcast in Tibetan and Putonghua. Similarly, the Chengdu radio stat…

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”).

Synonyms

AmdoKoko NorKoko-nurKokonor

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 "Qinghai"?
"Qinghai" is spelled Q-I-N-G-H-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/.
What does "Qinghai" mean?
As a proper noun, "Qinghai" means: A province in northwestern China. Capital: Xining.
How do you pronounce "Qinghai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Qinghai" is /ˈt͡ʃɪŋˈhaɪ/. 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 "Qinghai"?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青海 /靑海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Qinghai", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list