Kentucky

\kɛn.ty.ki\

/\kɛn.ty.ki\/ name

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The verdict

“Kentucky” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,310
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des cinquante États des États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal KY), bordé par l’Indiana au nord, l’Ohio au nord-est, la Virginie occidentale à l’est, la Virginie au sud-est, le Tennessee au sud, le ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-kentucky · Kentucky · French

Kentucky · rank #22,310 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,310
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kardashian

Nearest frequency peer: Kardashian (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kentucky »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Kentucky » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kentucky
PropertyValue
HeadwordKentucky
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kɛn.ty.ki\
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,310
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kentucky »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Kentuckyse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Kardashian » (#22,309), « Kirby » (#22,311), « Kanye » (#22,308). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kentucky » est au #22,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Kentucky (IPA \kɛn.ty.ki\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,310 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kentucky, with forms such as "ekntucky", "kenntucky", and "kentcuky". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Kentucky, spelled K-E-N-T-U-C-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des cinquante États des États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal KY), bordé par l’Indiana au nord, l’Ohio au nord-est, la Virginie occidentale à l’est, la Virginie au sud-est, le Tennessee au sud, le Missouri à l’ouest, et l’Illinois au nord-ouest. Sa capitale est Frankfort.
  2. 2
    Affluent de la rivière Ohio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Kentucky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. D’une manière générale, les femmes ne s’arrêtaient pas, ou alors elles étaient à plusieurs comme ces trois petites vieilles en chapeau bleu porcelaine et qui allaient à une vente aux enchères, dans un haras du Kentucky.

This word in other languages

Kentucky(English)Kentucky(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekntucky
  • kenntucky
  • kentcuky
  • kenttucky
  • kentuccky
  • kentuckky
  • kentuckyy
  • kentucyk
  • kentukcy
  • kenutcky
  • ketnucky
  • kkentucky
  • knetucky

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kentucky - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ekntucky2kenntucky1kentcuky2kenttucky1kentuccky1kentuckky1kentuckyy1kentucyk2
Edit distance from "Kentucky"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kentucky"?
"Kentucky" is spelled K-E-N-T-U-C-K-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \kɛn.ty.ki\.
What does "Kentucky" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kentucky" means: Un des cinquante États des États-Unis d’Amérique (code postal KY), bordé par l’Indiana au nord, l’Ohio au nord-est, la Virginie occidentale à l’est, la Virginie au sud-est, le Tennessee au sud, le ...
What are common misspellings of "Kentucky"?
Common misspellings include "ekntucky", "kenntucky", "kentcuky", "kenttucky", "kentuccky". The correct spelling is "Kentucky".
How do you pronounce "Kentucky"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kentucky" is \kɛn.ty.ki\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kentucky" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kentucky", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

locations13 variantsinnocentes13 variantsidéaliste13 variantsHiroshima13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list