ken
French, verb/kɛn/
ken is spelled K-E-N (3 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written French, the 6,944th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ken is a French verb meaning “synonym of niquer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Niquer (au sens sexuel), faire l’amour”.
What does ken mean in English?
verb
- 1
vulgarsynonym of niquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Niquer (au sens sexuel), faire l’amour. 2. Arnaquer.
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 ken
- kène
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ken?
- /kɛn/
- \kɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ken in French?
ken appears 9.5 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).