Kenyan
/ˈkɛnjən/noun, adjective
Kenyan is spelled K-E-N-Y-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Kenyan means “A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Kenyan is Kenyans.
How many letters and syllables are in Kenyan?
| Letters | 6: K-E-N-Y-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Kenyan?
Kenyan appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Kenyan?
- /ˈkɛnjən/
Kenyan has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Kenyan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Kenyan
- Kenyans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kenyan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kenyan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Kényan , kényan |
| German | Kenianer, Kenianerin , kenianisch |
| Portuguese | queniano |
| Spanish | keniano, keniata |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Kenyan come from?
From Kenya + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).