kak

noun

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"kak" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kak” is uncommon English (frequency #60,205 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,205
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kak · kak · English

kak · rank #60,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,205
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaito

Nearest frequency peer: kaito (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “kak”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “kak” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kak
PropertyValue
Headwordkak
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#60,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “kak” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).kakfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “kaito” (#60,204), “Kaleb” (#60,206), “Kaliningrad” (#60,207). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kak” is #60,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kak is uncommon English at frequency #60,205 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kak, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao. The correct English form is kak, spelled K-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kak"?
"kak" is spelled K-A-K.
What does "kak" mean?
As a noun, "kak" means: A subdivision of currency, equal to one tenth of a Cambodian riel.
What is the origin of the word "kak"?
Borrowed from Khmer កាក់ (kak). Doublet of jiao. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "kak", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

IGM#60,174gtd#60,135GPT#60,124MNC#60,289

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list