# kirk

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɜːk/ · frequency rank #8,951

## Definitions
1. A church.

## Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English kyrke, from either Old Norse kirkja or Old English ċiriċe. Doublet of church.

## Easily confused with
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kk)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kit)
- **KKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kkk)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kok)
- **KKR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kkr)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kor)
- **kiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kiss)
- **Kurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kurt)
- **kits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kits)
- **kite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kite)
- **kiwi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kiwi)
- **KORS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kors)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kita)
- **kook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kook)
- **Kyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kyra)
- **Kitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kitt)
- **Kwok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kwok)
- **kI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ki-vs-kirk)
- **kid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kid-vs-kirk)
- **Kim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kirk)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ikrk`, `kikr`, `kirkk`, `kirrk`, `kkirk`, `krik`

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