RKI
\ɛʁkaːˈʔiː\
The verdict
“RKI” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Institut Robert-Koch, établissement allemand central responsable du contrôle et de la lutte contre les maladies.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rki · RKI · French
RKI · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | RKI |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛʁkaːˈʔiː\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
RKI is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛʁkaːˈʔiː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Institut Robert-Koch, établissement allemand central responsable du contrôle et de la lutte contre les maladies.".
Zero misspellings are on record for RKI in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is RKI, spelled R-K-I.
Definition
- 1Institut Robert-Koch, établissement allemand central responsable du contrôle et de la lutte contre les maladies.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how RKI appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seit Einführung des Impfstoffs gegen Diphtherie im Jahr 1913 hat sich die Zahl der Infektionen in Deutschland deutlich verringert. 2024 gab es dem RKI zufolge in Deutschland 51 bestätigte Erkrankungen, 2025 bislang zwei.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.