Kunming

[kũmˈmĩŋ]

/[kũmˈmĩŋ]/ name

The verdict

“Kunming” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,608 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,608
frequency rank, Spanish
3,662
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de China, capital de la provincia de Yunnan, a 1.900 metros de altitud, cerca de la ribera septentrional del lago Tien.

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)

Where “Kunming” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kunming lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kunming is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,608 among 3,662 “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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Using “Kunming”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is K-U-N-M-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kũmˈmĩŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list