Taihoku

/taɪˈhəʊku/

//taɪˈhəʊku// name

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

The verdict

“Taihoku” 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
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name

Corpus desk

Index EN-taihoku · Taihoku · English

Taihoku · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for Taihoku
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaihoku
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/taɪˈhəʊku/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Taihoku” in English

Taihokusits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taihoku is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /taɪˈhəʊku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name".

Zero misspellings are on record for Taihoku in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku). The correct English form is Taihoku, spelled T-A-I-H-O-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Taihoku Imperial University (original name of National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan)
  2. Vernacular papers report that dispatches have been received by the Colonial Department from Formosa stating that 200 cases of black plague have broken out at Taihoku and Taiwan.

Etymology

From Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Taihoku"?
"Taihoku" is spelled T-A-I-H-O-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪˈhəʊku/.
What does "Taihoku" mean?
As a proper noun, "Taihoku" means: Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name
How do you pronounce "Taihoku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taihoku" is /taɪˈhəʊku/. 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 "Taihoku"?
From Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list