kam

\kam\

/\kam\/ verb

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The verdict

“kam” is uncommon French (frequency #55,393 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,393
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kam · kam · French

kam · rank #55,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,393
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kaba

Nearest frequency peer: kaba (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « kam »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « kam » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kam
PropertyValue
Headwordkam
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kam\
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « kam » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).kamtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « kaba » (#55,392), « karité » (#55,394), « Kaaris » (#55,391). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kam » est au #55,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kam is uncommon French at frequency #55,393 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

kam has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kam, spelled K-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir.
  2. 2
    (suivi d’un participe passé) Forme le temps composé du passé des verbes à la voix active.
  3. 3
    (à la troisième personne du singulier, sans sujet) Y avoir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. S'kam nevojë për këtë.
  2. S'ka tjetër.

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 "kam"?
"kam" is spelled K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is \kam\.
What does "kam" mean?
As a verb, "kam" means: Avoir.
How do you pronounce "kam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kam" is \kam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kam" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

JMA#55,385lal#55,401lax#55,406lle#55,410

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list