kohls

/kəʊlz/

//kəʊlz// verb

"kohls" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kohls” is uncommon English (frequency #70,814 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,814
frequency rank, English
9,255
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of kohl

Key facts for kohls
PropertyValue
Headwordkohls
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kəʊlz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kohls” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kohls is uncommon English at frequency #70,814 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /kəʊlz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of kohl".

No misspelling variants are generated for kohls in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is kohls, spelled K-O-H-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of kohl

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 "kohls"?
"kohls" is spelled K-O-H-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kəʊlz/.
What does "kohls" mean?
As a verb, "kohls" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of kohl
How do you pronounce "kohls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kohls" is /kəʊlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kohls" come from?
"kohls" 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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Using “kohls”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is K-O-H-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kəʊlz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list