kingside
noun
kingside is spelled K-I-N-G-S-I-D-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kingside means “The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kingside is kingsides.
How many letters and syllables are in kingside?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-G-S-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 kingside?
Kingside appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 kingside?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-kingside.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kingside
- kingsides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kingside mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The side of the chessboard nearest to the king (at the opening position).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kingside in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chess: side nearest to the king:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Königsflügel |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kingside come from?
From king + side.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).