Kythira
"kythira" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kythira” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kythira |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kythira” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kythira is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Kythira in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Greek Κύθηρα (Kýthira). The correct English form is Kythira, spelled K-Y-T-H-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek Κύθηρα (Kýthira).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kythira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-Y-T-H-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.