Tainan
"tainan" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tainan” is uncommon English (frequency #91,059 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,059
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
Corpus desk
Index EN-tainan · Tainan · English
Tainan · rank #91,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,059
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Taal
Nearest frequency peer: Taal (-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 “Tainan”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- syphon
syphon
8,947 corpus weight
- Taal
Taal
8,944 corpus weight
- Tainan
Tainan
8,942 corpus weight
- tamping
tamping
8,939 corpus weight
- tawhid
tawhid
8,938 corpus weight
- THAAD
THAAD
8,936 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Tainan” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tainan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Tainan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Tainan is uncommon English at frequency #91,059 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tainan, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Mandarin 臺南／台南 (Táinán), meaning "South Taiwan". Officially named ca. 1885 with the creation of Tainan Prefecture. The correct English form is Tainan, spelled T-A-I-N-A-N.
Definition
- 1A major city in southern Taiwan, dating to the 16th century
- 2A former county of Taiwan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tainan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Camphora officinarum, Nees. The aggregate exports of camphor from China have increased considerably of late years. They were 22,231 cwt. in 1892, and 40,763 cwt. in 1893. The island of Formosa yields the principal quantities, the yearly output being now as much as 41,650 cwt., shipped from the ports of Tamsui and Tainan.
The Council of the Mission, at its headquarters in Tainan appeals to the Church at home to make the jubilee year worthy of the name by an endeavor to reach with the Gospel the yet unevangelized tribes of uncivilized aborigines on the eastern side of the island.
Etymology
From Mandarin 臺南／台南 (Táinán), meaning "South Taiwan". Officially named ca. 1885 with the creation of Tainan Prefecture.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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