kde

adv

The verdict

“kde” sits in 10 confusable pairs (corpus #39,708) as an adverb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#39,708
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - onde

Corpus desk

Index PT-kde · kde · Portuguese

kde · rank #39,708 · 0 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,708
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH lesma

Nearest frequency peer: lesma (+6 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “kde”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “kde” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

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)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “kde”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).kdecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “lesma” (#39,714), “irradiação” (#39,699), “indiscriminadamente” (#39,683). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kde” fica em #39,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for kde is neighbouring look-alikes ("ki", "ko", …), not just typos; it is anadverb. Frequency #39,708 among 95 “K” headwords. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Kde bydlíš?"

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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list