kappa
French, noun/ka.pa/
kappa is spelled K-A-P-P-A (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kappa is a French masculine noun meaning “kappa (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Κ, κ, ϰ dixième lettre et sixième consonne de l’alphabet grec”.
What does kappa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekappa (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Κ, κ, ϰ dixième lettre et sixième consonne de l’alphabet grec.
noun: 1. Monstre aquatique légendaire représenté avec un corps de singe et une carapace de tortue.
noun: 1. Gélifiant de type carraghénane obtenu avec des algues du genre Kappaphycus.
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 kappa
- kappas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kappa?
- /ka.pa/
- \ka.pa\
- [ka.pa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kappa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kappa in French?
kappa appears 1.1 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).