Kiew

[ˈkiːɛf]

/[ˈkiːɛf]/ name

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The verdict

“Kiew” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,894
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der Ukraine sowie Hauptort und Verwaltungssitz der Oblast Kiew

Corpus desk

Index DE-kiew · Kiew · German

Kiew · rank #8,894 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,894
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ken

Nearest frequency peer: Ken (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kiew“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kiew“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kiew vs KW
25% similar
Kiew vs Kim
50% similar
Kiew vs kit
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kiew
PropertyValue
HeadwordKiew
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkiːɛf]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,894
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kiew“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kiewliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ken“ (#8,893), „Killer“ (#8,895), „Katja“ (#8,892). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kiew“ bei #8,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Kiew (IPA [ˈkiːɛf]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,894 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hauptstadt der Ukraine sowie Hauptort und Verwaltungssitz der Oblast Kiew".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kiew, with forms such as "ikew", "keiw", and "kieww". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KW", "Kim", "kit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kiew, spelled K-I-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der Ukraine sowie Hauptort und Verwaltungssitz der Oblast Kiew

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kiew liegt am Dnepr.
  2. „Auf der Flucht vor dem Krieg kamen Hunderttausende Polen nach Kiew und machten Kiew für ein paar Jahre zu einer lebendigen polnischen Stadt.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikew
  • keiw
  • kieww
  • kiwe
  • kkiew

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kiew - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ikew2keiw2kieww1kiwe2kkiew1
Edit distance from "Kiew"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kiew"?
"Kiew" is spelled K-I-E-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːɛf].
What does "Kiew" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kiew" means: Hauptstadt der Ukraine sowie Hauptort und Verwaltungssitz der Oblast Kiew
What words are commonly confused with "Kiew"?
"Kiew" is commonly confused with "KW", "Kim", "kit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kiew"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kiew" is [ˈkiːɛf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kiew" come from?
"Kiew" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kiew", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hure#8,882Pole#8,921roll#8,933Duft#8,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Saale5 variantsTrip5 variantsvita5 variantsWolff5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list