Taipei

/taɪˈpeɪ/

//taɪˈpeɪ// name

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"taipei" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Taipei” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,226
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan.

Corpus desk

Index EN-taipei · Taipei · English

Taipei · rank #19,226 · 7 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,226
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH synod

Nearest frequency peer: synod (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Taipei”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Taipei” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Taipei vs tape
50% similar
Taipei vs taper
50% similar
Taipei vs tripe
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Taipei
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaipei
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/taɪˈpeɪ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,226
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Taipei”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Taipeilands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “synod” (#19,225), “takeaway” (#19,227), “syllable” (#19,224). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Taipei” is #19,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Taipei (IPA /taɪˈpeɪ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,226 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Taipei, with forms such as "atipei", "taiepi", and "taipie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tape", "taper", "tripe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: 19th c., from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺北／台北 (Tʻai²-pei³, literally “Taiwan north”), composed of 臺／台 (tái) (short for Taiwan) and 北 (běi, “north”). The correct English form is Taipei, spelled T-A-I-P-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan.
  2. 2
    A former county of Taiwan, which became New Taipei City.
  3. 3
    The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In 1885 Governor LIU determined to reconstruct Taipei and make it the temporary capital until, the railway having on its way to Taiwan reached the old town of Changhua, in about the middle of Formosa, he should build a city near that place and make it, under the name of Taiwan, the capital of the province of Taiwan.
  2. Radiotelephonic communications were established in November 1946 between Taipei and Canton, thus augmenting the line already existing between Taipei and Shanghai. The Chinese National Aviation Corporation, which operated air service between Shanghai and Taipei three times a week, has added weekly air service between Foochow and Taipei. The Southwest Aviat…

Etymology

19th c., from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺北／台北 (Tʻai²-pei³, literally “Taiwan north”), composed of 臺／台 (tái) (short for Taiwan) and 北 (běi, “north”).

Synonyms

TPETaihokuDaihoku

This word in other languages

Taipéi(Español)Taipei(Français)Taipeh(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atipei
  • taiepi
  • taipie
  • taippei
  • tapiei
  • tiapei
  • ttaipei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Taipei - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atipei2taiepi2taipie2taippei1tapiei2tiapei2ttaipei1
Edit distance from "Taipei"

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 "Taipei"?
"Taipei" is spelled T-A-I-P-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is /taɪˈpeɪ/.
What does "Taipei" mean?
As a proper noun, "Taipei" means: The capital city of and a special municipality of Taiwan, located in the northern part of the island of Taiwan.
What words are commonly confused with "Taipei"?
"Taipei" is commonly confused with "tape", "taper", "tripe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Taipei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taipei" is /taɪˈpeɪ/. 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 "Taipei"?
19th c., from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 臺北／台北 (Tʻai²-pei³, literally “Taiwan north”), composed of 臺／台 (tái) (short for Taiwan) and 北 (běi, “north”). 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 "Taipei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Tatum7 variantsTitus7 variantsseams7 variantsrowan7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list