# Uyghur

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwiːɡɚ/ · frequency rank #49,702

## Definitions
1. A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.

## Etymology
From Uyghur ئۇيغۇر (uyghur). Introduced as part of national delimitation in the Soviet Union, reviving the name used by the Uyghur Khaganate. See Uyghurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Common misspellings (9)
`ugyhur`, `uygghur`, `uyghhur`, `uyghru`, `uyghurr`, `uyguhr`, `uyhgur`, `uyyghur`, `yughur`

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