# Xiang

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃiɑŋ/ · frequency rank #37,775

## Definitions
1. A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng).

## Easily confused with
- **Xin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xiang-vs-xin)
- **xiao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xiang-vs-xiao)
- **xing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xiang-vs-xing)
- **Xia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xia-vs-xiang)
- **Xian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xian-vs-xiang)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ixang`, `xaing`, `xiagn`, `xiangg`, `xianng`, `xinag`, `xxiang`

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