# Tiananmen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtʰjɛnˈɑnˈmʌn/ · frequency rank #37,735

## Definitions
1. A gate near the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
2. Ellipsis of Tiananmen Square.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 天安門／天安门 (Tiān'ānmén), literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking" or conventionally: "the gate of heavenly peace", without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

## Common misspellings (13)
`itananmen`, `tainanmen`, `tiaannmen`, `tianamnen`, `tiananemn`, `tiananmenn`, `tiananmmen`, `tiananmne`, `tianannmen`, `tiannamen`, `tiannanmen`, `tinaanmen`, `ttiananmen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tiananmen