# Crimean

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kɹaɪˈmi.ən/ · frequency rank #20,891

## Definitions
1. Denoting, of, or related to Crimea, a peninsula on the north of the Black Sea, separating it from the Sea of Azov.

## Etymology
From Crimea + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **crimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimean-vs-crimes)
- **crimson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimean-vs-crimson)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crime-vs-crimean)
- **Crimea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crimea-vs-crimean)
- **Chilean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilean-vs-crimean)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccrimean`, `cirmean`, `crieman`, `crimaen`, `crimeann`, `crimena`, `crimmean`, `crmiean`, `crrimean`, `rcimean`

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