Yang-tse-kiang
The verdict
“Yang-tse-kiang” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Yangtsé.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Yang-tse-kiang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Yang-tse-kiang” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Yang-tse-kiang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Yangtsé.".
Yang-tse-kiang doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Yang-tse-kiang, spelled Y-A-N-G---T-S-E---K-I-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Yangtsé.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Yang-tse-kiang”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is Y-A-N-G---T-S-E---K-I-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.