K

symbol

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The verdict

“K” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,132) as a symbol. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,132
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Symbolisation de la potasse (K₂O).

Corpus desk

Index FR-k · K · French

K · rank #2,132 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,132
  • LEN-SHORT 1 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH James

Nearest frequency peer: James (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “K”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “K” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

K vs km
0% similar
K vs kg
0% similar
K vs ki
0% similar

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

Key facts for K
PropertyValue
HeadwordK
LanguageFrench
Part of speechSymbol
Letters1
Frequency rank#2,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “K” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Kse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « James » (#2,131), « littérature » (#2,133), « messages » (#2,134). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for K is neighbouring look-alikes ("km", "kg", …), not just typos; it is asymbol. Frequency #2,132 among 737 “K” headwords. Gloss: "Symbolisation de la potasse (K₂O).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for K, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "km", "kg", "ki", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is K, spelled K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Symbolisation de la potasse (K₂O).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how K appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La restitution de K est assurée, à parts à peu près égales, par le pluviolessivage des feuilles jaunissantes (24 kg/ha/an), la litière des arbres (27 kg/ha/an) et la strate herbacée (26 kg/ha/an), […].

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "K"?
"K" is spelled K.
What does "K" mean?
As a symbol, "K" means: Symbolisation de la potasse (K₂O).
What words are commonly confused with "K"?
"K" is commonly confused with "km", "kg", "ki". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "K" come from?
"K" is a French 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list