ko
/ˈko/
The verdict
“ko” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,398 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,398
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2
- letters
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome dos kana こ e コ
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ko |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈko/ |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #14,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ko” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for ko is 2 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈko/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,398 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "nome dos kana こ e コ".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ko, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "K", "ki", "ka", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is ko, spelled K-O.
Definition
- 1nome dos kana こ e コ
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.
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Using “ko”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈko/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “K” - see the side-by-side comparison. ko vs K
- 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.