nankin

/\nɑ̃.kɛ̃\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,194

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

nankin is aFrenchnoun. It means: Toile de coton épaisse de couleur jaune chamois, faite avec une variété de coton qui possède naturellement cette couleur sans teinture Pronounced \nɑ̃.kɛ̃\. Often confused with nantis and nain.

Key facts for nankin
PropertyValue
Headwordnankin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɑ̃.kɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#45,194
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nankin in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for nankin is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nɑ̃.kɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,194 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Toile de coton épaisse de couleur jaune chamois, faite avec une variété de coton qui possède naturellement cette couleur sans teinture".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for nankin, with forms such as "annkin", "naknin", and "nanikn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "nantis", "nain", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is nankin, spelled N-A-N-K-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toile de coton épaisse de couleur jaune chamois, faite avec une variété de coton qui possède naturellement cette couleur sans teinture

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: annkin,naknin,nanikn,nankinn,nankkin,nankni,nannkin,nnakin,nnankin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nankin

Misspelling Variants of "nankin"

annkin6naknin6nanikn6nankinn7nankkin7nankni6nannkin7nnakin6
Misspelling Variants of "nankin"

Frequency rank: #45,194 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nankin"?
"nankin" is spelled N-A-N-K-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \nɑ̃.kɛ̃\.
What does "nankin" mean?
As a noun, "nankin" means: Toile de coton épaisse de couleur jaune chamois, faite avec une variété de coton qui possède naturellement cette couleur sans teinture
What words are commonly confused with "nankin"?
"nankin" is commonly confused with "nantis", "nain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nankin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nankin" is \nɑ̃.kɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nankin" come from?
"nankin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.