Kievan
/ˈkiːɛfən/adjective, noun
Kievan is spelled K-I-E-V-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Kievan means “Alternative form of Kyivan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Kievan?
| Letters | 6: K-I-E-V-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 Kievan?
Kievan appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 Kievan?
- /ˈkiːɛfən/
- /ˈkiːɛvən/
Kievan 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-Kievan.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Kievan
- Kievans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kievan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Kyivan.
- 2
Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
- 3
Of or associated with the city of Kiev, especially when referring to the medieval period (c. 880–c. 1150) when the city dominated the East Slavic lands which today are in Belarus, Ukraine, and minor parts of Moldova, Poland, and Russia.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Kyivan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Kievan come from?
From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).