K. o.
[kaːˈʔoː]
The verdict
“K. o.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Knock-out
Corpus desk
Index DE-k-o · K. o. · German
K. o. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | K. o. |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [kaːˈʔoː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „K. o.“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
K. o. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [kaːˈʔoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Knock-out".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for K. o., since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is K. o., spelled K-.- -O-..
Definition
- 1Knock-out
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how K. o. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der achten Runde verlor er den Kampf durch K. o.
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.