KH

abbrev

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The verdict

“KH” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #23,198) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#23,198
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bad Kreuznach

Corpus desk

Index DE-kh · KH · German

KH · rank #23,198 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,198
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kenntnissen

Nearest frequency peer: Kenntnissen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “KH”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “KH” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

KH vs km
0% similar
KH vs KW
50% similar
KH vs KI
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for KH
PropertyValue
HeadwordKH
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters2
Frequency rank#23,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “KH” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).KHliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Kenntnissen“ (#23,197), „kleiden“ (#23,199), „Kolleg“ (#23,200). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for KH is neighbouring look-alikes ("km", "KW", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #23,198 among 4,158 “K” headwords. 11 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for KH in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "km", "KW", "KI", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is KH, spelled K-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bad Kreuznach
  2. 2
    Karbonathärte
  3. 3
    Kinderheim
  4. 4
    kirchliche Hochschule^(→ WP)
  5. 5
    Kohlehydrat/Kohlenhydrat; Kohlehydrate/Kohlenhydrate
  6. 6
    Kraftfahrzeughaftpflicht
  7. 7
    Krankenhaus
  8. 8
    Kreishandwerkerschaft
  9. 9
    Kriegshinterbliebene
  10. 10
    Kulturhaus
  11. 11
    Kunsthochschule

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Letzte Woche habe ich drei Sportwagen aus KH gesehen.
  2. Der Patient wurde vom HA ins KH eingewiesen.

Synonyms

Kh.Krh.Krhs.Krkhs.

This word in other languages

hôp.(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "KH"?
"KH" is spelled K-H.
What does "KH" mean?
As an abbreviation, "KH" means: Bad Kreuznach
What words are commonly confused with "KH"?
"KH" is commonly confused with "km", "KW", "KI". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "KH" come from?
"KH" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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  • "KH" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "km". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #23,198 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list