# Kentucky

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kənˈtʌki/ · frequency rank #4,313

## Definitions
1. A state of the United States. Capital: Frankfort. Largest city: Louisville. Formally known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky, one of four such states known as Commonwealths.
2. A village in Uralla Shire and the Tamworth council area, on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
3. Ellipsis of University of Kentucky.
4. A tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Michigan.

## Etymology
Uncertain; possibly from an Iroquoian word meaning "prairie"; compare Mohawk kenhtà:ke (“the meadow”), Seneca gëdá'geh (“at the field”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`ekntucky`, `kenntucky`, `kentcuky`, `kenttucky`, `kentuccky`, `kentuckky`, `kentuckyy`, `kentucyk`, `kentukcy`, `kenutcky`, `ketnucky`, `kkentucky`, `knetucky`

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