# Kyiv

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkiːɪv/ · frequency rank #26,141

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.
2. An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Kyiv.
3. The Ukrainian government.
4. Ellipsis of the Kyiv District, synonym of the Kyivskyi District: an urban raion of Donetsk, Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; under Russian occupation.
5. Ellipsis of Kyiv Peninsula: a peninsula in Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), traditionally said to derive from the name of city's legendary founder, Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Ukrainian кий (kyj)). See also at the article about Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).

## Easily confused with
- **kyu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kyiv-vs-kyu)
- **Kyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kyiv-vs-kyle)
- **Kyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kyiv-vs-kyra)
- **Kylie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kyiv-vs-kylie)
- **kyrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kyiv-vs-kyrie)
- **kI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ki-vs-kyiv)
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ky-vs-kyiv)
- **kid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kid-vs-kyiv)
- **Kim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kim-vs-kyiv)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kit-vs-kyiv)
- **kai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kai-vs-kyiv)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-kyiv)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kia-vs-kyiv)
- **Kev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kev-vs-kyiv)
- **kei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kei-vs-kyiv)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kyiv)
- **kip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kip-vs-kyiv)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kya-vs-kyiv)
- **Kik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kik-vs-kyiv)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kyi-vs-kyiv)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kiyv`, `kkyiv`, `kyivv`, `kyvi`, `kyyiv`, `ykiv`

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