k
French, letter
k is spelled K (one letter) and appears 39 times per million words in written French, the 2,120th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). K is a French letter meaning “The eleventh letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, K is a different word: “The eleventh letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin…”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Onzième lettre et huitième consonne de l’alphabet (minuscule)”.
What does k mean in English?
letter
- 1
The eleventh letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
letter
- 1
The eleventh letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
letter: 1. Onzième lettre et huitième consonne de l’alphabet (majuscule).
noun: 1. Catalogue recensant les œuvres de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). 2. Numéro de référence des œuvres de Mozart.
letter: 1. Onzième lettre et huitième consonne de l’alphabet (minuscule).
symbol: 1. Symbole du kiloeuro, unité monétaire valant mille euros.
prefix: 1. Utilisé afin de désigner les noms des choses originaires de Corée (généralement celle du Sud).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of k
- K uppercase
- k lowercase
- K.
- kE
- k-
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is k in French?
k appears 39 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).