# Shandong

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃænˈtɔŋ/ · frequency rank #35,935

## Definitions
1. A coastal province in eastern China. Capital: Jinan.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 山東 /山东 (Shāndōng).

## Easily confused with
- **Shannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shandong-vs-shannon)
- **standing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shandong-vs-standing)
- **shading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shading-vs-shandong)
- **sanding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanding-vs-shandong)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsandong`, `sahndong`, `shadnong`, `shanddong`, `shandnog`, `shandogn`, `shandongg`, `shandonng`, `shanndong`, `shanodng`, `shhandong`, `shnadong`, `sshandong`

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