# Kosovo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɒsəvə/ · frequency rank #16,509

## Definitions
1. A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Kosovo. Capital and largest city: Pristina. Considered by the Republic of Serbia to be one of its two autonomous provinces.
2. One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.

## Etymology
Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (“blackbirds’ field”), from косово (kosovo), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”).

## Easily confused with
- **Komodo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/komodo-vs-kosovo)

## Common misspellings (8)
`kkosovo`, `koosvo`, `kosoov`, `kosovvo`, `kossovo`, `kosvoo`, `ksoovo`, `oksovo`

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