kiang

\kjɑ̃ɡ\

/\kjɑ̃ɡ\/ noun

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The verdict

“kiang” is an uncommon French word, ranked #94,963 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#94,963
frequency rank, French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Âne sauvage du plateau tibétain où il se nourrit de plantes salées.

Key facts for kiang
PropertyValue
Headwordkiang
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kjɑ̃ɡ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kiang” sits in French 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). kiang lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for kiang is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kjɑ̃ɡ\. Corpus data places it at rank #94,963 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Âne sauvage du plateau tibétain où il se nourrit de plantes salées.".

No misspelling variants are generated for kiang in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kiang, spelled K-I-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Âne sauvage du plateau tibétain où il se nourrit de plantes salées.

Synonyms

âne sauvage du Tibet

This word in other languages

kiang(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kiang"?
"kiang" is spelled K-I-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \kjɑ̃ɡ\.
What does "kiang" mean?
As a noun, "kiang" means: Âne sauvage du plateau tibétain où il se nourrit de plantes salées.
How do you pronounce "kiang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kiang" is \kjɑ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kiang" come from?
"kiang" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kiang”

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

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