# KFC

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /keɪ ɛf siː/ · frequency rank #20,150

## Definitions
1. KFC Corporation, an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken.
2. Initialism of Kaikai Fried Chicken.
3. Initialism of Karipúna French Creole.

## Etymology
* (KFC Corporation): Initialism of Kentucky Fried Chicken, its historical name.

## Easily confused with
- **kI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-ki)
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-ky)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-ko)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-ku)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-ks)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kt)
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kk)
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kl)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kp)
- **KJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kj)
- **kid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kid)
- **Kim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kim)
- **kit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kit)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kin)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kia)
- **KGB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kgb)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kun)
- **KKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kkk)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-koh)
- **KMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kfc-vs-kms)

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