KW

[kaˈveː]

/[kaˈveː]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“KW” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,196) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,196
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-kw · KW · German

KW · rank #5,196 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,196
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kreisen

Nearest frequency peer: kreisen (-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 “KW”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “KW” 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).

KW vs KZ
50% similar
KW vs kWh
33% similar
KW vs K
50% similar

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

Key facts for KW
PropertyValue
HeadwordKW
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[kaˈveː]
Letters2
Frequency rank#5,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “KW” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.KWliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „kreisen“ (#5,195), „Käufer“ (#5,197), „Kompetenz“ (#5,194). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for KW is neighbouring look-alikes ("KZ", "kWh", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [kaˈveː]. Frequency #5,196 among 4,158 “K” headwords. 7 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for KW, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "KZ", "kWh", "K", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is KW, spelled K-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kalenderwoche
  2. 2
    Kurzwelle
  3. 3
    Kraftwerk
  4. 4
    Kühlwasser
  5. 5
    Kurbelwelle
  6. 6
    Königs Wusterhausen
  7. 7
    Kohlenwasserstoff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die nächste Lieferung trifft in KW 14 ein.
  2. Auf KW findet man sehr viele Rundfunksender aus fernen Ländern.

Antonyms

LWMWUKW

This word in other languages

CW(English)

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 "KW"?
"KW" is spelled K-W. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈveː].
What does "KW" mean?
As an abbreviation, "KW" means: Kalenderwoche
What words are commonly confused with "KW"?
"KW" is commonly confused with "KZ", "kWh", "K". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "KW"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "KW" is [kaˈveː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "KW" come from?
"KW" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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  • "KW" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "KZ". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #5,196 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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