# 5K

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #13,083

## Definitions
1. A road race over 5 000 metres.
2. A display device or item of content with approximately 5,000 pixels in the horizontal axis.

## Etymology
From 5 (“the number five”) + K (“abbreviation for thousand”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/5k