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ka

German, phrase

ka is spelled K-A (2 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ka is a German phrase meaning “no idea (alternative spelling of k. A. – abbreviation of keine Ahnung)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, kA is a different word: “alternative spelling of k. A”.

What does ka mean in English?

phrase

  1. 1

    no idea (alternative spelling of k. A. – abbreviation of keine Ahnung)

phrase

as kA
  1. 1

    alternative spelling of k. A.

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für keine Ahnung 2. Abkürzung für keine Angabe(n)

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of ka

  • k. A. alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to ka

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ka in German?

ka appears 11 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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