k
[ˈka]
The verdict
“k” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,381 in Spanish word frequency and used as a character.
- #1,381
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1
- letter
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Undécima letra del alfabeto español y octava consonante. Su nombre es ka.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | k |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Character |
| IPA | [ˈka] |
| Letters | 1 |
| Frequency rank | #1,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “k” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for k is 1 letters long, classified as a character, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈka]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,381 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Undécima letra del alfabeto español y octava consonante. Su nombre es ka.".
No misspelling variants are generated for k in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "km", "kg", "ki", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is k, spelled K.
Definition
- 1Undécima letra del alfabeto español y octava consonante. Su nombre es ka.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “k”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “km” - see the side-by-side comparison. k vs km
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.