# xiao

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃjaʊ/ · frequency rank #19,744

## Definitions
1. A type of Chinese flute.

## Etymology
Borrowed the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 簫 /箫 (xiāo).

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

## Common misspellings (4)
`ixao`, `xaio`, `xioa`, `xxiao`

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