Kunming

[kũmˈmĩŋ]

/[kũmˈmĩŋ]/ name

The verdict

“Kunming” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,608 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,608
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de China, capital de la provincia de Yunnan, a 1.900 metros de altitud, cerca de la ribera septentrional del lago Tien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-kunming · Kunming · Spanish

Kunming · rank #98,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,608
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH laberíntica

Nearest frequency peer: laberíntica (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Kunming”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Kunming” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kunming
PropertyValue
HeadwordKunming
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kũmˈmĩŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,608
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Kunming” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Kunmingcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “laberíntica” (#98,609), “labrando” (#98,610), “krav” (#98,605). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “Kunming” va en #98,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kunming is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,608 among 248 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kũmˈmĩŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de China, capital de la provincia de Yunnan, a 1.900 metros de altitud, cerca de la ribera septentrional del lago Tien.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kunming, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Kunming, spelled K-U-N-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de China, capital de la provincia de Yunnan, a 1.900 metros de altitud, cerca de la ribera septentrional del lago Tien.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kunming"?
"Kunming" is spelled K-U-N-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [kũmˈmĩŋ].
What does "Kunming" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kunming" means: Ciudad de China, capital de la provincia de Yunnan, a 1.900 metros de altitud, cerca de la ribera septentrional del lago Tien.
How do you pronounce "Kunming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kunming" is [kũmˈmĩŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kunming" come from?
"Kunming" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kunming", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list