kif
/kiːf/
"kif" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kif” is an uncommon English word, ranked #80,596 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #80,596
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kif |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kiːf/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #80,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kif” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for kif is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kiːf/. Corpus data places it at rank #80,596 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for kif in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Moroccan Arabic كيف (kīf, “opiate”), from Arabic كَيْف (kayf, “joy”). The correct English form is kif, spelled K-I-F.
Definition
- 1A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect.
- 2The state of relaxed stupor induced by cannabis.
- 3The trichome of marijuana, a green powdery substance that falls from dry marijuana, high in THC and other cannabinoid compounds.
Etymology
From Moroccan Arabic كيف (kīf, “opiate”), from Arabic كَيْف (kayf, “joy”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “kif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kiːf/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.