kos
noun
kos is spelled K-O-S: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Kos, the name). As a noun, kos means “Alternative spelling of coss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kos is koses or kósses.
How many letters and syllables are in kos?
| Letters | 3: K-O-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kos?
Kos appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Kos, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kos?
Kos has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with kos
Also written: coss.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of kos
- koses plural
- kósses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of coss.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of coss.
... the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) ... The total distance from Káthmándú to Pekin, according to the Káji, is 1,268½ kós; according to the Chountra, 1,250 kós ...
noun
- 1
Acronym of key operated switch.
- 2
Acronym of key-operated selector.
- 3
Acronym of Knackered Old Shit.
- 4
Initialism of knowledge organization system.
- 5
Initialism of knowledge organization structure.
- 6
Initialism of kernel operating system.
verb
- 1
Initialism of kill on sight: used in addition to a target player's username to alert teammates of a suspicious player that should be killed when seen.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of keep on smiling.
noun
- 1
plural of KO
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of KO
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).