kairos

\ka.i.ʁɔs\

/\ka.i.ʁɔs\/ noun

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The verdict

“kairos” is uncommon French (frequency #92,898 among 110,375 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,898
frequency rank, French
110,375
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instant précis et unique, dans une séquence, où une action décisive est possible.

Key facts for kairos
PropertyValue
Headwordkairos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.i.ʁɔs\
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kairos” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kairos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kairos is uncommon French at frequency #92,898 among 110,375 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.i.ʁɔs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kairos, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kairos, spelled K-A-I-R-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instant précis et unique, dans une séquence, où une action décisive est possible.
  2. 2
    Moment d’exécution.

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 "kairos"?
"kairos" is spelled K-A-I-R-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.i.ʁɔs\.
What does "kairos" mean?
As a noun, "kairos" means: Instant précis et unique, dans une séquence, où une action décisive est possible.
How do you pronounce "kairos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kairos" is \ka.i.ʁɔs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kairos" come from?
"kairos" 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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Using “kairos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is K-A-I-R-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.i.ʁɔs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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