kcal

symbol

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The verdict

“kcal” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,369
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Symbole de la kilocalorie, unité de mesure d’énergie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kcal · kcal · French

kcal · rank #41,369 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,369
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kazakh

Nearest frequency peer: kazakh (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « kcal »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « kcal » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kcal vs kil
50% similar
kcal vs kia
50% similar
kcal vs kel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kcal
PropertyValue
Headwordkcal
LanguageFrench
Part of speechSymbol
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,369
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kcal »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.kcalse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kazakh » (#41,368), « kel » (#41,370), « Juvisy » (#41,367). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kcal » est au #41,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kcal, asymbol. Corpus frequency is #41,369 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Symbole de la kilocalorie, unité de mesure d’énergie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kcal, with forms such as "ckal", "kacl", and "kcall". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kil", "kia", "kel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is kcal, spelled K-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Symbole de la kilocalorie, unité de mesure d’énergie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 1 kcal = 4,1868 kJ (exactement)

Synonyms

Calmth

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ckal
  • kacl
  • kcall
  • kccal
  • kcla
  • kkcal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kcal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ckal2kacl2kcall1kccal1kcla2kkcal1
Edit distance from "kcal"

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 "kcal"?
"kcal" is spelled K-C-A-L.
What does "kcal" mean?
As a symbol, "kcal" means: Symbole de la kilocalorie, unité de mesure d’énergie.
What words are commonly confused with "kcal"?
"kcal" is commonly confused with "kil", "kia", "kel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "kcal" come from?
"kcal" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grid#41,315prop#41,465puit#41,476Edwy#41,260

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

jelly6 variantslumia6 variantsMissy6 variantsneeds6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list