kenken
Ken·Ken/ˈkɛn.kɛn/noun
kenken is spelled K-E-N-K-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (Ken·Ken). It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kenken means “Alternative form of KenKen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kenken is kenkens.
How many letters and syllables are in kenken?
| Letters | 6: K-E-N-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Ken·Ken |
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 kenken?
Kenken appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 kenken?
- /ˈkɛn.kɛn/
Kenken has 2 syllables, split Ken·Ken in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kenken
- ken ken
- ken-ken
- kenkens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kenken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of KenKen
noun
- 1
Alternative form of KenKen
noun
- 1
A Japanese math game that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers in boxes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kenken come from?
From Japanese 賢賢 (KenKen), reduplication of 賢 (ken).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).