kb
symbol, noun
kb is spelled K-B: 2 letters. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a symbol, kb means “Abbreviation of kbit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in kb?
| Letters | 2: K-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kb?
Kb appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kb?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-KB.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kb
- kbit
- kbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
symbol
- 1
Abbreviation of kbit.
- 2
kilobar
symbol
- 1
Abbreviation of kilobyte.
- 2
informalAbbreviation of kibibyte.
noun
- 1
Initialism of knowledge base.
- 2
slangInitialism of knockback.
- 3
slangAbbreviation of kine bud (High-grade marijuana.)
- 4
Initialism of Knowledge Bowl.
symbol
- 1
Abbreviation of kilobyte.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of kilobit; 1000 bits.
- 2
Abbreviation of kibibit; 1024 bits.
- 3
Abbreviation of kauri-butanol value.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of kilobase.
- 2
Abbreviation of keyboard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).