kien

/ki.ˈen/

//ki.ˈen// noun

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The verdict

“kien” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #94,930 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,930
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-kien · kien · Portuguese

kien · rank #94,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,930
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH kier

Nearest frequency peer: kier (+1 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “kien”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “kien” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kien
PropertyValue
Headwordkien
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ki.ˈen/
Letters4
Frequency rank#94,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “kien” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).kiencai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “kier” (#94,931), “Kauã” (#94,925), “kuru” (#94,940). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kien” fica em #94,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kien is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #94,930 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ki.ˈen/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "joelho".

No misspelling variants are generated for kien in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is kien, spelled K-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    joelho

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 "kien"?
"kien" is spelled K-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ki.ˈen/.
What does "kien" mean?
As a noun, "kien" means: joelho
How do you pronounce "kien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kien" is /ki.ˈen/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kien" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kier#94,931Kauã#94,925kuru#94,940lias#94,951

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list