Krk
"krk" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Krk” is uncommon English (frequency #85,428 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,428
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An island of the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-krk · Krk · English
Krk · rank #85,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,428
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Kwak
Nearest frequency peer: Kwak (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Krk”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- klezmer
klezmer
14,581 corpus weight
- Komsomol
Komsomol
14,580 corpus weight
- Krk
Krk
14,573 corpus weight
- Kwak
Kwak
14,571 corpus weight
- lames
lames
14,567 corpus weight
- lantana
lantana
14,563 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Krk” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #85,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Krk” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Krk is uncommon English at frequency #85,428 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Krk in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Serbo-Croatian Krk. Apparently from Byzantine Greek Κύρικον (Kúrikon) or Latin Curicum. Not from Latin Curicta and Ancient Greek Κυρικτική (Kuriktikḗ), as this does not work phonologically. The correct English form is Krk, spelled K-R-K.
Definition
- 1An island of the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia.
- 2A town on Krk, Croatia, named after and located on the eponymous island.
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Krk. Apparently from Byzantine Greek Κύρικον (Kúrikon) or Latin Curicum. Not from Latin Curicta and Ancient Greek Κυρικτική (Kuriktikḗ), as this does not work phonologically.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.