koe

/ku/

//ku// noun

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The verdict

“koe” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #76,473 among 95 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,473
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-koe · koe · Portuguese

koe · rank #76,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,473
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krieg

Nearest frequency peer: Krieg (+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 “koe”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for koe
PropertyValue
Headwordkoe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku/
Letters3
Frequency rank#76,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “koe” em português

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Krieg” (#76,474), “kettle” (#76,471), “lagostim” (#76,479). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “koe” fica em #76,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

koe is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #76,473 among 95 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ku/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vaca.".

Zero misspellings are on record for koe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is koe, spelled K-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaca.

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 "koe"?
"koe" is spelled K-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ku/.
What does "koe" mean?
As a noun, "koe" means: vaca.
How do you pronounce "koe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "koe" is /ku/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "koe" come from?
"koe" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

opt#76,571dak#76,224TRC#76,781orm#75,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list