Xianbei
/ʃjænˈbeɪ/noun
Xianbei is spelled X-I-A-N-B-E-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Xianbei means “An ancient Mongolic nomadic people who resided in what is now eastern Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and northeast China” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Xianbei?
| Letters | 7: X-I-A-N-B-E-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Xianbei?
Xianbei appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Xianbei?
- /ʃjænˈbeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Xianbei
- Hsien-pi
- Hsien-pei
- Syanbi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Xianbei mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Mongolic nomadic people who resided in what is now eastern Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and northeast China.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Xianbei come from?
From Mandarin 鮮卑／鲜卑 (Xiānbēi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).