# kirin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,731

## Definitions
1. Synonym of qilin; typically used in Japanese contexts.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 麒(き)麟(りん) (kirin), from Middle Chinese. Doublet of qilin.

## Easily confused with
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-kirk)
- **kris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-kris)
- **kiwi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-kiwi)
- **Klein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-klein)
- **kyrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-kyrie)
- **Koran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirin-vs-koran)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-kirin)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kira-vs-kirin)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kern-vs-kirin)
- **kiln** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiln-vs-kirin)
- **kiki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiki-vs-kirin)
- **Kari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kari-vs-kirin)
- **kain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kain-vs-kirin)
- **Kevin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kevin-vs-kirin)
- **Karen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karen-vs-kirin)
- **Kirby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirby-vs-kirin)
- **Karim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karim-vs-kirin)
- **Karan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kirin)
- **Karin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karin-vs-kirin)
- **Kiran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kirin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ikrin`, `kiirn`, `kirinn`, `kirni`, `kirrin`, `kkirin`, `kriin`

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