renminbi

\ʁɛn.min.bi\

/\ʁɛn.min.bi\/ noun

The verdict

“renminbi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monnaie officielle de la Chine, comptée en yuans.

Corpus desk

Index FR-renminbi · renminbi · French

renminbi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for renminbi
PropertyValue
Headwordrenminbi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛn.min.bi\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « renminbi » en français

renminbireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

renminbi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɛn.min.bi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Monnaie officielle de la Chine, comptée en yuans.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for renminbi, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is renminbi, spelled R-E-N-M-I-N-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monnaie officielle de la Chine, comptée en yuans.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how renminbi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Enfin, le 1ᵉʳ janvier 1994, le système de la double monnaie (renminbi et waihui) a été officiellement aboli.
  2. Le renminbi restera stable, selon le président chinois. Un renminbi stable sert l’économie chinoise et se trouve conforme aux demandes des investisseurs.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renminbi"?
"renminbi" is spelled R-E-N-M-I-N-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛn.min.bi\.
What does "renminbi" mean?
As a noun, "renminbi" means: Monnaie officielle de la Chine, comptée en yuans.
How do you pronounce "renminbi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renminbi" is \ʁɛn.min.bi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renminbi" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list