Kap

noun

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The verdict

“Kap” is an uncommon French word, ranked #86,845 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#86,845
frequency rank, French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cap.

Key facts for Kap
PropertyValue
HeadwordKap
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#86,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kap” 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). Kap lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Kap is 3 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #86,845 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cap.".

Kap doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Kap, spelled K-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cap.

Synonyms

LandzungeLandspitze

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 "Kap"?
"Kap" is spelled K-A-P.
What does "Kap" mean?
As a noun, "Kap" means: Cap.
What language does "Kap" come from?
"Kap" 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 “Kap”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is K-A-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list