shantung
shan·tungnoun
shantung is spelled S-H-A-N-T-U-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (shan·tung). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shantung means “A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shantung is shantungs.
How many letters and syllables are in shantung?
| Letters | 8: S-H-A-N-T-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shan·tung |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shantung?
Shantung appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shantung?
Shantung has 2 syllables, split shan·tung in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shantung
- shantungs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shantung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed.
- 2
A fabric of some other material having the same characteristics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shantung come from?
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東／山东 (Shāndōng), Shantung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).