# Kiev vs Kyiv

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kiev
*name · IPA /ˈkiːɛv/ · frequency rank #15,442*
Alternative form of Kyiv:

### Kyiv
*name · IPA /ˈkiːɪv/ · frequency rank #26,141*
The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiev-vs-kyiv