# ko

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,717

## Definitions
1. A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
2. ko fight
3. a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).

## Easily confused with
- **ky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-ky)
- **Ku** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-ku)
- **KS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-ks)
- **KT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kt)
- **KP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kp)
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kun)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-koh)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-koi)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kok)
- **kyu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kyu)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kor)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kuo)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kya)
- **Kyi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kyi)
- **kph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kph)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kop)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kong)
- **Kobe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kobe)

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