Kayes
\ka.jɛs\
The verdict
“Kayes” is uncommon French (frequency #60,899 among 110,375 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,899
- frequency rank, French
- 110,375
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville de l’ouest du Mali.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kayes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ka.jɛs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kayes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kayes is uncommon French at frequency #60,899 among 110,375 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ka.jɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville de l’ouest du Mali.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kayes in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Kayes, spelled K-A-Y-E-S.
Definition
- 1Ville de l’ouest du Mali.
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.
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Using “Kayes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-A-Y-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.jɛs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.