# Kenya

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛn.jə/ · frequency rank #5,805

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.

## Etymology
From the name of Mount Kenya, about which several theories exist, including
* from Kikuyu kere nyaga (“white mountain”) (because it is snow-capped)
* from Kamba kii nyaa (“ostrich mountain”)
* from Kikuyu kĩrĩma (“mountain”)

## Easily confused with
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-key)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-kya)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-keys)
- **Kona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-kona)
- **kinda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-kinda)
- **Kenyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-kenyan)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ken-vs-kenya)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kent-vs-kenya)
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaya-vs-kenya)
- **kana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kana-vs-kenya)
- **Kenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenny-vs-kenya)
- **Kanye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kanye-vs-kenya)
- **Katya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/katya-vs-kenya)
- **Kenji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenji-vs-kenya)
- **Keira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keira-vs-kenya)
- **Kendra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kendra-vs-kenya)
- **Kendal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kendal-vs-kenya)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eknya`, `kenay`, `kennya`, `kenyya`, `keyna`, `kkenya`, `kneya`

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