Yangtsé

\jɑ̃t.se\

/\jɑ̃t.se\/ name

The verdict

“Yangtsé” 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
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très long fleuve en Chine, qui coule du Tibet jusqu’à la mer de Chine orientale, au nord de Shanghai.

Corpus desk

Index FR-yangtse · Yangtsé · French

Yangtsé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Y" 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 Yangtsé
PropertyValue
HeadwordYangtsé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\jɑ̃t.se\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Yangtsé » en français

Yangtsésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Yangtsé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \jɑ̃t.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très long fleuve en Chine, qui coule du Tibet jusqu’à la mer de Chine orientale, au nord de Shanghai.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Yangtsé in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Yangtsé, spelled Y-A-N-G-T-S-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très long fleuve en Chine, qui coule du Tibet jusqu’à la mer de Chine orientale, au nord de Shanghai.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce tunnel, en construction depuis deux ans, est le premier à traverser le fleuve Yangtsé, l’une des plus importantes voies d’eau en Chine.

Synonyms

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 "Yangtsé"?
"Yangtsé" is spelled Y-A-N-G-T-S-É. The IPA pronunciation is \jɑ̃t.se\.
What does "Yangtsé" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yangtsé" means: Très long fleuve en Chine, qui coule du Tibet jusqu’à la mer de Chine orientale, au nord de Shanghai.
How do you pronounce "Yangtsé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yangtsé" is \jɑ̃t.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yangtsé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list