taiji
"taiji" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“taiji” is uncommon English (frequency #50,263 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,263
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of tai chi.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | taiji |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “taiji” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
taiji is uncommon English at frequency #50,263 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of tai chi.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for taiji, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí). The correct English form is taiji, spelled T-A-I-J-I.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of tai chi.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí).
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.
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Using “taiji”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-A-I-J-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.