KGB

[ˈkɣ̞b]

/[ˈkɣ̞b]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“KGB” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #25,327) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#25,327
frequency rank, Spanish
248
“K” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Castellanización de las iniciales del ruso Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности, traducido como Comité para la Seguridad del Estado, (organismo de seguridad de la Unión Soviética).

Corpus desk

Index ES-kgb · KGB · Spanish

KGB · rank #25,327 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,327
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 248
  • PHOTO-FINISH justificando

Nearest frequency peer: justificando (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “KGB”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “KGB” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

KGB vs km
0% similar
KGB vs ki
0% similar
KGB vs ko
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for KGB
PropertyValue
HeadwordKGB
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˈkɣ̞b]
Letters3
Frequency rank#25,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “KGB”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.KGBcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “justificando” (#25,326), “jengibre” (#25,325), “jazmín” (#25,324). Entre 248 lemas con “K”, “KGB” va en #25,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for KGB is neighbouring look-alikes ("km", "ki", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [ˈkɣ̞b]. Frequency #25,327 among 248 “K” headwords. Gloss: "Castellanización de las iniciales del ruso Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности, traducido como Comité para la Seguridad del Estado, (organismo de seguridad de la Unión Soviética).".

Zero misspellings are on record for KGB in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "km", "ki", "ko", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is KGB, spelled K-G-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Castellanización de las iniciales del ruso Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности, traducido como Comité para la Seguridad del Estado, (organismo de seguridad de la Unión Soviética).

This word in other languages

KGB(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "KGB"?
"KGB" is spelled K-G-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɣ̞b].
What does "KGB" mean?
As an abbreviation, "KGB" means: Castellanización de las iniciales del ruso Комит́ет Госуд́арственной Безоп́асности, traducido como Comité para la Seguridad del Estado, (organismo de seguridad de la Unión Soviética).
What words are commonly confused with "KGB"?
"KGB" is commonly confused with "km", "ki", "ko". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "KGB"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "KGB" is [ˈkɣ̞b]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "KGB" come from?
"KGB" is a Spanish 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "KGB", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lau#25,334lil#25,338nic#25,373bas#25,153

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list