kum
[ˈkum]
The verdict
“kum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,386 among 3,662 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,386
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,662
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rojo oscuro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kum |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkum] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #95,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kum” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,386 among 3,662 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkum]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rojo oscuro.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kum, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is kum, spelled K-U-M.
Definition
- 1Rojo oscuro.
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 “kum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkum] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.