KSU
"ksu" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“KSU” is uncommon English (frequency #63,032 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,032
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of Kansas State University.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ksu · KSU · English
KSU · rank #63,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,032
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Kuang
Nearest frequency peer: Kuang (+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 “KSU”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ketch
ketch
36,977 corpus weight
- kettlebell
kettlebell
36,976 corpus weight
- knocker
knocker
36,973 corpus weight
- Kosta
Kosta
36,972 corpus weight
- KSU
KSU
36,969 corpus weight
- Kuang
Kuang
36,968 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “KSU” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | KSU |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #63,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “KSU” in English
Rare enough to double-check
KSU is uncommon English at frequency #63,032 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for KSU in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is KSU, spelled K-S-U.
Definition
- 1Initialism of Kansas State University.
- 2Initialism of Kentucky State University.
- 3Initialism of Kennesaw State University.
- 4Initialism of Kent State University.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how KSU appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Always consult the official Associated Press Stylebook for other AP questions and guidelines. The KSU Writing Center has current AP books available for use, as well as Writing Assistants to help you with AP format.
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.
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