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pk

French, adverb\pe.ka\

pk is spelled P-K (2 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written French, the 15,113th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pk is a French adverb meaning “abbreviation of pourquoi, why” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pourquoi”.

What does pk mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    abbreviation of pourquoi, why

    pk ta fait ça?

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Protéine-kinase.

noun: 1. Unité attachée aux armées allemandes pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, chargée de la propagande nazie.

noun: 1. Mitrailleuse Kalachnikov.

adverb: 1. Pourquoi.

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 pk

  • pq

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pk?

  • \pe.ka\
  • \puʁ.kwa\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is pk in French?

pk appears 3.2 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).

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