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KS

German, symbol

KS is spelled K-S (2 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). KS is a German symbol meaning “Kₐ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, ks is a different word: “plural of k”. With a capital, Ks is a different word: “plural of K”.

What does KS mean in English?

symbol

  1. 1

    Kₐ

noun

as ks
  1. 1

    plural of k

noun

as Ks
  1. 1

    plural of K

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

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen für die kreisfreie Stadt Kassel und den Landkreis Kassel 2. Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen für die Stadt Krems an der Donau

abbreviation: 1. Kaiser

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 KS

  • K_S canonical
  • K. alternative
  • Ksn. feminine

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

How common is KS in German?

KS appears 3.2 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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