Euromaidan

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"euromaidan" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Euromaidan” is uncommon English (frequency #72,285 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,285
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013.

Key facts for Euromaidan
PropertyValue
HeadwordEuromaidan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Euromaidan” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Euromaidan lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Euromaidan is uncommon English at frequency #72,285 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Euromaidan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: 2013, from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kyiv. Compare maidan. The correct English form is Euromaidan, spelled E-U-R-O-M-A-I-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013.

Etymology

2013, from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kyiv. Compare maidan.

Synonyms

Maidan

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Euromaidan"?
"Euromaidan" is spelled E-U-R-O-M-A-I-D-A-N.
What does "Euromaidan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Euromaidan" means: A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013.
What is the origin of the word "Euromaidan"?
2013, from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kyiv. Compare maidan. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Euromaidan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-U-R-O-M-A-I-D-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list