# Xian

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,296

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China.

## Etymology
c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese 西安 (Xī'ān, “Western Peace”), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

## Easily confused with
- **Xie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xie)
- **Xin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xin)
- **xiao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xiao)
- **Xmas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xmas)
- **xing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xing)
- **Xiang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xiang)
- **xi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xi-vs-xian)
- **Xia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xia-vs-xian)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ixan`, `xain`, `xiann`, `xina`, `xxian`

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