taiji

noun

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"taiji" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“taiji” is uncommon English (frequency #50,263 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,263
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of tai chi.

Corpus desk

Index EN-taiji · taiji · English

taiji · rank #50,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,263
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Swinburne

Nearest frequency peer: Swinburne (-2 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 “taiji”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taiji
PropertyValue
Headwordtaiji
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “taiji” 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).taijifalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Swinburne” (#50,261), “tali” (#50,265), “Talladega” (#50,266). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “taiji” is #50,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taiji is uncommon English at frequency #50,263 among 3,151 “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

  1. 1
    Alternative 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "taiji"?
"taiji" is spelled T-A-I-J-I.
What does "taiji" mean?
As a noun, "taiji" means: Alternative form of tai chi.
What is the origin of the word "taiji"?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 太極／太极 (tàijí). 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 "taiji", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

toddy#50,275Stott#50,249spake#50,243sicko#50,231

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list