kde

adv

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The verdict

“kde” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #39,708 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adverb.

#39,708
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - onde

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

kde vs ki
33% similar
kde vs ko
33% similar
kde vs ke
67% similar

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

Key facts for kde
PropertyValue
Headwordkde
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters3
Frequency rank#39,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kde” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for kde is 3 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #39,708 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "onde".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kde in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ki", "ko", "ke", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is kde, spelled K-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    onde

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kde"?
"kde" is spelled K-D-E.
What does "kde" mean?
As an adverb, "kde" means: onde
What words are commonly confused with "kde"?
"kde" is commonly confused with "ki", "ko", "ke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "kde" come from?
"kde" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “kde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “ki” - see the side-by-side comparison. kde vs ki
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list