Ukrainian
Ukrain·ian/juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/adjective, noun
Ukrainian is spelled U-K-R-A-I-N-I-A-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables (Ukrain·ian). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Ukrainian means “Relating to Ukraine or its people or language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Ukrainian?
| Letters | 9: U-K-R-A-I-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Ukrain·ian |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Ukrainian?
Ukrainian appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Ukrainian?
- UK /juːˈkɹeɪ.nɪ.ən/
- UK /jʊ-/
- US /juˈkɹeɪ.ni.ən/
Ukrainian has 2 syllables, split Ukrain·ian in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Ukrainian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Ukrainian?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Ukrainian from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Ukrainian
- Ukr.
- Ukrainians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ukrainian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.
noun
- 1
A person from Ukraine or of Ukrainian descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ukrainian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ukrainien, ukrainienne , Ukrainien, Ukrainienne |
| German | ukrainisch , Ukrainer, Ukrainerin |
| Portuguese | ucraniano , ucraniana |
| Spanish | ucraniano, ucranio , ucraniana, ucrania |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Ukrainian come from?
From Ukraine + -ian (suffix meaning ‘from; like; related to’, forming adjectives; or ‘one belonging to, from, like, or relating to’, forming nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).