KOF

name

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"kof" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“KOF” is uncommon English (frequency #79,678 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,678
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Official abbreviation of The King of Fighters.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kof · KOF · English

KOF · rank #79,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,678
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kobach

Nearest frequency peer: Kobach (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “KOF”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “KOF” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for KOF
PropertyValue
HeadwordKOF
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters3
Frequency rank#79,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “KOF” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).KOFfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Kobach” (#79,677), “Krull” (#79,682), “Kubica” (#79,683). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “KOF” is #79,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

KOF is uncommon English at frequency #79,678 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Official abbreviation of The King of Fighters.".

Zero misspellings are on record for KOF in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is KOF, spelled K-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Official abbreviation of The King of Fighters.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "KOF"?
"KOF" is spelled K-O-F.
What does "KOF" mean?
As a proper noun, "KOF" means: Official abbreviation of The King of Fighters.
What language does "KOF" come from?
"KOF" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "KOF", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Izz#79,648LXX#79,722MTD#79,772Oge#79,809

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list