# Chernobyl

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tʃɜːˈnɒbəl/ · frequency rank #25,007

## Definitions
1. A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.
2. The 1986 nuclear accident which resulted in the abandonment of the aforementioned city.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

## Common misspellings (15)
`cchernobyl`, `cehrnobyl`, `chenrobyl`, `chernboyl`, `chernnobyl`, `chernobbyl`, `chernobly`, `chernobyll`, `chernobyyl`, `chernoybl`, `cheronbyl`, `cherrnobyl`, `chhernobyl`, `chrenobyl`, `hcernobyl`

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